No papacy means no "liberation theology" in Latin America or Poland.
Most amusing to see members of the Soviet Politburo attending Catholic mass (as a cultural event) 'cus it gave them their last excuse to separate Marxist-Leninism from the Eastern Orthodox Church. .... another excuse to seize lands held by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Interesting to see how no "liberation theology" in Latin America would affect the American (black) Civil Rights Movement. Without a theological leg to stand on, how could Southern Baptist leaders (like the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.) lead his flock to "the promised land"?
How would papal assassination affect Quebec's "Quiet Revolution?"
If the French Catholic Church's civic institutions: schools, hospitals, universities, orphanages, soup kitchens, etc. were already being replaced by federal-gov't funded institutions, would Separatists be so adamant in demanding separation from the rest of Canada?
Would Quebec union members (teachers, etc.) make such strong demands and be so quick to strike?
OTOH Would Irish Catholic institutions (in Quebec) fare any better with an Irish Pope?