Just as I predicted the Brotherhood of Italian Cardinals elected a Pope that is (in essence) Italian, right?

Basically.

I thought it was his PARENTS who moved to Argentina - which means they were Italian.

That said, he didn't grow up or live in Italy for the vast majority of his life.

I don't know if you guessed that in advance or not. Not sure if you are boasting of your prophecy skills or saying you made a good guess.

I imagine of all the people who guessed the new Pope's heritage, some would have got it right.

No prizes this time, try for the lottery numbers next.

Apparently he is the first Jesuit and non-European Pope to become elected. Have you seen the newspaper headlines? All of them focusing solely on the transfer of reign from Benedict to Francis I. Exciting for sure, crazy.

Why is someone born in Argentina, "essentially Italian?"

That's like saying Cubans aren't Cubans, they're essentially Spanish.

The place where you are born and grow up has a lot more cultural influence on you than the place where your ancestors grew up.

He was born in Argentina so he is a citizen who has been brought up in that culture. His ethnic background is Italian but that doesn't make him any less Argentinian. So who are real Americans to you then? Is it based on ethnic makeup?

Using that argument they've all been African if you go back far enough.

Or if you think evolution is a lie (which even the last two popes didn't) then they've all been Middle Eastern.

Assassins creed brotherhood is more interesting than those fellas.

Shhhh....

They'll "make you an offer you can't refuse".