Maybe the rain delay was divine intervention after all?
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich Tweeted out a photo Tuesday morning of Pope Francis holding a Cubs hat and a baseball (h/t DNA Info) to celebrate the World Series championship:
This would be at least the second set of Cubs gear Pope Francis has received in the last year-and-a-half as CSN's David Kaplan delivered a Cubs hat and letter to His Holiness last summer:
[SHOP: Gear up, Cubs fans!]
Much like the rest of Chicago, Cupich was all-in on the Cubs' run throughout the postseason:
Cupich even making a bet with Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon (both men wound up delivering signature food to the other city):
And since we're talking about the Pope, it's a perfect excuse to use one of the best photos of all time — Pope Francis spittin' some sick rhymes while Italian President Sergio Mattarella beatboxes in the background: