Here’s how Chicago-made ‘Da Pope’ brews made all of it the way in which to the Vatican
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker presented Pope Leo XIV with a four-pack of “Da Pope” mild ale from a Chicago brewery during a visit to the Vatican.
- Pope Leo XIV, originally from Chicago, is the first pontiff from the United States, having been elected in May as the successor to Pope Francis.
- The beer, named “Da Pope” as a reference to a Saturday Night Live sketch, was suggested by Pritzker as a local brew for the Chicago-born Pope.
- Upon receiving the gift, Pope Leo XIV, born Cardinal Robert Prevost, responded by saying, “We’ll put that in the fridge.”
- Pope Leo XIV previously served as the head of the office that vets bishop nominations and spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before his election.
Source: independent.co.uk
