Europe Tightens Lock on Selection of Next Pope: Chart of the Day
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Europe, home to 35 percent of Catholics, raised its representation in the college of cardinals to more than half since the last papal election, increasing the odds that the leaders of the church will pick a European for the 100th time.
The CHART OF THE DAY shows European cardinals now make up 52 percent of the Conclave while the proportion of cardinals from Africa and Latin America has fallen since 1978, when John Paul II was elected.