Well, technically, I think they would have a greater problem with the pope being the former first in line for the Spanish throne once his brother becomes King, not that he's half Chinese. That said there would probably some negative feed back unless the POD also manages to make China a far stronger nation which would allow it to join the same level as the monarchs in Europe.Interesting, though what would the reaction be to a Chinese pope? And in what time period would this take place?
Not really, pretty massive butterflies yes, ASB? No.By far the most likely scenario will involve a Filipino of Chinese descent, which shouldn't be too hard. Anything else borders on ASB.
I think you're looking at it the wrong way to have a long ago Chinese pope. YOu need the POD some time ago to get a lot of catholics in China but I think its only really in modern times you can actually have a Chinese pope, the racism is too strong. Hell, up until pretty recent times it was rare for popes to be even non-Italian let alone non-caucasian.
This.
Actually, it's not that impossible that a future pope will be Chinese. As John Paul II. was elected in part as a signal to the Communists, I think that it's very likely that the next pope is from Africa, in particular an African country in which Catholics/Christians and Muslims struggle with each other. But in the same line, a chinese pope as a sign to the Chinese government is also a possibility.
Now with an early POD, you can have more Catholics in Asia/China and thus increase the likelihood of an Asian pope. With Catholics opposed/suppressed in China and Chinese being the plurality in Asia there's a high likelihood for a Chinese pope.
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Sure, why not. So, a Chinese (or rather any East Asian) pope is ASB?
Not really, pretty massive butterflies yes, ASB? No.