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If history gives us any guidelines, the next Pope will be Italian.
Nationality of Popes
Of the 264 popes (262 to be exact because Pope Benedict IX, during the dreadful medieval fights between popes and anti-popes, was elected three times) 205 were Italians, (of whom 106 were Romans), and 57 foreigners; comprised of 19 Frenchmen, 14 Greeks, 8 Syrians, 5 Germans, 3 Africans, 2 Spaniards, 1 Austrian, 1 Palestinian, 1 Englishman, 1 Dutchman, and 1 Pole.
I recall that the Italians were somewhat shocked at the election of John Paul II and speculation several years into his reign was that nobody but an Italian would follow him.
That may not be true, but the Itialians have -- maybe had -- a huge majority in the College of Cardinals and could swing a lot of power. I'm sure that's been somewhat diluted by John Paul II.
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