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Okay, weird random idea that passed on my mind one day, albeit not so random...

You see, french-canadians descend of course from french settlers - France was called once a daughter (elder?) of the church, from it's religiosity in the Ancient Regime days (minus Lumières)... and due to the history of New France, the fall, british regime, the (lower) clergy was more or less pretty much the remaining elite, with some power increasing in times, specially after the 1837 events, to the 60s, Quiet Revolution and all. The so called Grande Noirceur before...

Your challenge so, if you take it, is to make a Pope of one of them. Making one a cardinal is not too hard I guess, it happened in recent days. But make one a papibili, pope...

The question of how, and what may happens, can be developed of course - a more religious even canada-north america, a more catholic land? would it strengten the conservatives, duplessis, etc?
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