Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Great Graphic: From Where will the Next Pope Come?


This Great Graphic is from the Pew Research Center. It shows the global distribution of people of the Catholic faith.

Over the past century there has been a large shift away from Europe and toward Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Ultimately, as in any organization, the country-origin of the next leader of the Catholic Church may matter less than the ideology/theology.