>>>>>He better be cherry.
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>>>>On a serious note I wonder if the Catholic church will turn to the right if one of the African cardinals is elected.
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>>>Or to the left, if one of the south american ones is. They still speak latin there, true Romans (which is why that's called Latin America), which should qualify them ahead of other non-Italians.
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>>I suspect the same, with south and central America being the last Catholic stronghold.
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>You've not been to Ireland or Poland then.

I have been to Ireland. Yes, there is still a strong Catholic influence, but going through similar to the U.S. with priest scandals and declining numbers.