Appeasing the giant

It was pretty cool to be in the main square today when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, of Argentina, was elected Pope.  He is the first Latin American Pope in history.  All of a sudden all I could hear was, "humo blanco! humo blanco!"(white smoke) and soon after, the cathedral bells started to ring with gusto, and continued to do so for over 15 minutes.  I could hear people cheering in all the little shops and cafes.  If anything, I would call the decision "strategically sound".  Latin America is home to over 40% of the world's Catholics (that's about 483 million people).  It makes sense to appease the giant - especially since that giant has been growing skeptical as of late!