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It's logical to assume that most Popes are European (especially Italian) because the center of the Church is just outside of Rome. The highest concentration of Faithful, Bishops and Catholic theologians would preside in this region of the world. Thus, Italians are blessed in this aspect: because there are so many Roman Catholics there, they'd be represented well throughout history as providing many Popes.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoUnfortunately for a long period, the papacy was hijacked by local politics in Rome and the office of Pope became a source of local power. Popes were appointed and deposed on the basis of how they could benefit local politics. Areas farther from Rome had little power to affect the situation; and in some cases attempted to rectify this political situation by other means; such as the Great Schism, the Avignon Popes, and ultimately the Reformation.
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