The new face of Catholicism

From: Bay State Banner | Date: April 14, 2005 | Copyright information

Bay State Banner
04-14-2005
The death of Pope John Paul II has generated considerable discussion about
who will succeed him. In earlier times the question was narrowly limited to
Italian cardinals. Until John Paul II from Poland ascended to the papacy,
it was a foregone conclusion that the pope would be Italian. The last
non-Italian pope was Adrian VI, a Dutchman, who served for one year from
1522 to 1523.

Now that Italian citizenship is no longer a job requirement, speculation
about the next pope has been wandering far afield. One reason for this is
that Roman Catholics have been successful ...

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