First I hope this thread remains on topic. There is so much to share and frankly so much to learn.
While I think it is in bad form to discuss who will take this office in the future, I suppose it is a must to talk about.
I had heard earlier that there has been talk of a Pope not from the European theater. That Catholic's in number's hail from all over the world, Africa came to mind.
Any thoughts on that aspect of the story?
Since the largest growing Catholic base comes from Latin America and Africa, the talk is about a Third World Pope. However, just in the last two days I am hearing talk on TV of a transitional Pope ... perhaps Italian or European, but older and who would not reign as long as John Paul.