La Sorpresa: The Papal Resignation, in the Latin American Eye
SAN SALVADOR--Local bishops, not the pope, traditionally run church life and sometimes political life from Mexico to Argentina, but the reach of Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his retirement effective Feb. 28, has been unique. For decades, when Ratzinger's shoe dropped, the tremor reverberated over Latin America, where half of the world's one billion Catholics live.
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