(3rd UPDATE) The new leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics is expected to deliver a speech in an hour

Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:

The juxtaposition of the hypermodern coverage of the election of a new pope (with telecasts, social media, instantaneous global network coverage, etc.) with the archaic medieval rituals of the conclave (locked doors, smoke signals, etc.)  is endlessly fascinating to me.  Even in the 21st century, there is a place for the traditional.   So who is Pope Francis?  As the first South American pope, some feel this reflects the southern demographic shift within the Catholic Church.  Also, click here for the science behind the white vs. black smoke.

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