For the selection of a South American cardinal to fill the shoes of the fisherman is also evidence that the global dynamic between Catholics is less and less about East and West.

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The fact that "the shoes of the fisherman will now be worn by a Latin American heralds not just a new stage for the Catholic Church", but also "a realignment within the world of this region" where over 40% of all Catholics says Carolina Barros in the Buenos Aires Herald.

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