Enter a US-Born Pope to Wield Vatican’s Power
White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on May 8 signaling a new pope has been elected.
Photographer: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images
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With the election of an American progressive to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, the late Pope Francis may have pulled off a geopolitical masterstroke.