I have been thinking of several strains of history and political science, as well as the heresy of Americanism.
Now, my thoughts have led me to some questions.
Can a New World Pope understand, really, the Old World hierarchical structure of the Church?
Can a New World Pope realize that the Faith is Europe and Europe is the Faith?
Can a New World Pope know the importance of culture, the culture of music, art, drama, education which was established by the West?
Can a New World Pope appreciate his role as a monarch, the leader not only of the Vatican State and a Bishop of Rome, but also a world leader on the world stage?
Can a New World Pope control a curia which has its roots in Medieval order and Renaissance governance?
Can a post-Vatican II Pope from the New World convince our world increasingly utilitarian and evil to embrace the Beauty Who is God and all the splendour of the Creator?
Can a man from the New World have the wisdom of the European experience of faith, disruption of faith, loss of faith, communism, anarchy and the real need for order?
Is the New World too new? Pray for Pope Francis.
Just wondering....