What are the chances of an American pope? This time, not zero

[minibrings]

Oh cool. First Jesuit, first South American.
http://news.yahoo.com/argentina-very...121017499.html

[sanspeur]

The man is 76 years old, so they'll be doing this again very soon.

[Nancy in Nokomis]

At least his name is not Paul

[TheArchitect]

Originally Posted by TheArchitect

For what its worth, dont bet on it. You will not see an American pope in your lifetime, and you will not see a non european pope until near the end of your lifetime.

I stand corrected. Well.... sort of. Very clever of them to elect an Argentinian of Italian descent. This way they technically get a "Latin-American" pope, but without the unspoken complexity and resentments that an actual non-white pope would bring.

[irish_bob]

Originally Posted by minibrings

How do explain the last pope coming from Germany then? Catholicism is not the majority in Germany.. its almost equal Catholic/Protestant.

i meant in the context of a non european

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by irish_bob

wont be an an american however , you couldnt have a pope from a country where catholics are a minority

Technically a minority, but still the largest Christian denomination in the U.S.

Anyway, better luck next time.

[goldengrain]

Originally Posted by Red Wolf

Why ?

Aren't there enough religions that meet your liberal criteria already ?

I have met some members of the clergy who have impressed me, not only with their intellectual knowledge, but in their spiritual qualities, as well. There are certain teachings that I agree with, but to me these are personal things.