Uunexpected exclamation surprised the Romans: “Forza Roma!”. To pronounce it was not an ordinary fan, but Pope Leo XIV. The new pontiff, elected for just two days, appeared at the window of the car to greet the faithful, during a short journey between Genazzano and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. And it is right there, between applause and aimed phones, that he launched his scream as a true Giallorossi fan. The video ended immediately on social media, shared also by the journalist Ivan Zazzaroni with a Ironic comment: “Pope Magic … is”.
The “reserve” faith already known to friends
Typhus for Roma is not new for those who closely know Robert Francis Prevost. Father Giuseppe Pagano, personal friend of the new Pope, he had already revealed to some national newspapers that Leone XIV follows football with passion and has always had A weakness for the Giallorossi team. «He called me after Rome-Fiorentina. He told me laughing: “Rome’s victory is Francesco’s first miracle after death”», He said. An anecdote that now finds confirmation in the facts. In the past, Prevost would also have witnessed several games at the Olympic stadium, always as a simple passionate spectator. Today that human and playful side of the Pope manifests itself publicly.
Between spirituality and spontaneity, Leo XIV conquers the Romans
The first days of the new Pope were full of symbolic moments. After the visit to the Sanctuary of Genazzano and a Private recollection on the tomb of Pope Francis In the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Leone XIV also wanted to show its closeness to people with simple gestures. Among these, the “Forza Roma!” shouted with a smile, which made the rounds of phones and media. The Roman people seem to have enthusiastically accepted this spontaneous side of the pontiff. Even on social media, many have jokingly combined him with Claudio Ranieri, the Rome coach, for his physical similarity. But even more than the face, it is the affectionate and frank tone to make him feel part of the city already.
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