Until the resignation of Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, no pope had abdicated since Gregory XII in 1415. In his book The Light of the World Benedict XVI had espoused the idea of abdication on health grounds which already had some theological respectability.
The election of Francis I from Argentina represents the importance of Latin America for the Catholic Church and marks the first Latinamerican to be elected Pope.
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