[Genoa]

anybody but another one from somewhere in Europe

I wonder who some of the likely third-world prospects for the next Pope are. I know it's bad form to discuss it, but he's no spring chicken.

[spetznaz]

I don’t know whether Logic n’ Reason was jesting when he said anywhere but Europe, but seriously speaking the remaining bastions of the Catholic Church are in Africa and South America. This is both in terms of absolute numbers, as well as actual fervor. Not Europe.

[Logic n' Reason]

". . . likely third-world prospects for the next Pope. . ."

3rd World.....you mean like the US? Mexico? Canada? Norway? Australia?

How's about a lady pope?? Wonder what name she'd choose?? And what about the title "pope"...would it then become "popette"? (as in: "popette hitlery I")??