Latin Americans Hope New Pope Understands Them -- And Their Region

Latin Americans Hope New Pope Understands Them—And Their Region

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Posted: 05 March 2013 01:32 PM

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If numbers were used to choose the next pope, he might come from Latin America.

Four in 10 Catholics live in Latin America, more than any other region, and it is home to the countries with the two largest Catholic populations, Brazil and Mexico, respectively.

Yet, few Latin Americans are betting that one of the region’s 19 cardinals will replace Pope Benedict XVI in March when the papal conclave convenes. And few seem to mind.