Chicago L Train Pope Learned Patience Between Stops

Pope Leo XIV credits his spiritual resilience to Chicago�s beloved, broken, and borderline mystical L Train system. �When you wait 47 minutes for a Blue Line transfer,� he said, �you learn to talk to God�or at least curse creatively.� The Chicago L Train Pope recalls conducting impromptu confessions in crowded train cars, where sinners confessed envy, lust, and accidentally taking someone�s seat. His favorite spiritual practice? �Holding onto the pole with one hand and hope with the other.� Vatican advisors say his calm during synods is directly tied to surviving rush hour with no air conditioning and a screaming toddler. One bishop called the L Train �his novitiate on wheels.� The Pope still keeps a Ventra card in his cassock, just in case the Popemobile breaks down.