What are the chances of an American pope? This time, not zero (church, abortion)
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Until recently, the received wisdom was that the Roman Catholic Church would never accept a pontiff from the world’s only superpower on the grounds that the United States already had quite enough temporal power.
There has also been concern that having an American pope could give the impression that the Vatican had embraced a pro-Washington bias, hindering the Catholic Church’s efforts to engage in tangled international issues such as the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the spread of militant Islam and poverty alleviation.
But with the end of the cold war and US hegemony declining, those concerns appear to have diminished, because the buzz in Rome is that at least two American cardinals have a fighting chance of being elected the successor to St. Peter this week.What are the chances of an American pope? This time, not zero - Yahoo! News
All the popes are from Europe after the 4th century AD. Before that it was mostly people from Non Euorpean countries. There would be a time soon when a pope would be a region outside Europe. It may not be the next pope but maybe the next pope after the next one. Besides more Catholics live outside Europe than in Europe. America is after all has one of the largest populated number of countries of Catholics.
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.
Well who knows on the nationality of the pope would be. No one expected the previous pope to resign. However I don't really care what nationality the next pope is and more concerned about if the next Pope can reform to the catholic church to suit the 21st century.
If the Catholic Church starts condoning same sex marriage and abortion, I'll find a different religion.
I was refering to attracting young people in the catholic church. After all the Catholic church is in decline in many countries especially among young people. In addition there is a priests shortage in many countries as well.
I was refering to attracting young people in the catholic church. After all the Catholic church is in decline in many countries especially among young people. In addition there is a priests shortage in many countries as well.
I'll bet most of those surveyed haven't set foot in a Catholic Church in over a year and only call themselves a "Catholic" when they have the opportunity to bash the church.
I wouldn't poll a Jew hasn't been inside a synagogue in over a year and is eating bacon in a cafe as to his views on the Jewish faith, either.
Can an American citizen become pope? Is it possible for a US citizen to be head of state of another country?
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