In some regions, such as India, Israel, Nigeria, and Thailand, religious stability remains strong Photo: Conferencia Episcopal de Chile

World Leaders of the Left and Right Pronounce Themselves on Pope’s Health

Some have reacted with a good disposition regarding the person of the Pontiff. Others have taken advantage of the situation to support their own lines of government. Some have remained silent. To observe the accents of their statements and the omission of reference to faith serves to detect the interested or sincere use of each politician in regard to the Pope’s health.

Geopolitics and Papal Elections

If you have any doubt that geopolitics should play a role in papal elections, think of this: while choosing someone to step into the shoes of the poor fisherman from Galilee, the cardinals are also electing the head of a sovereign, juridical entity.