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comment by MattholomewCup
MattholomewCup  ·  4300 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Bergoglio Chosen Pope | CNN

Oh, an old white guy? Who picked him, M. Night Shyamalan? 'cos I'm surprised.

EDIT: To avoid this comment being equal to a low-quality reddit comment, I will also add: His race actually doesn't matter terribly, but I'm not convinced he's going to actually be any different than his predecessor, whether he's from Argentina or not. His track record isn't particularly liberal, that's for sure. A Jesuit is a pretty interesting choice though, they do have a tendency to favor education quite a bit. Perhaps we'll see a rise in scientific and educational standards among Catholic institutions soon, which would be exciting. I don't have high hopes though.