Would pope be an upgrade over American president? You get a legion of over a billion dedicated followers but you lose your nuclear arsenal. Hmm… hard choice.
All I know is that if I was pope I’d invest some of that “large” church money into a small Air Force. I’d buy a small fleet of F-18s and MiG-29s. You mess with my Catholics, you get some smart bombs dumped on you.
Then I would get immediately impeached as pope because while I am not Catholic, I don’t think dropping smart bombs on people is approved in the Catholic doctrine.
Has a degree in math. Speaks English and several of the Latin based language plus reads Latin and German.
Traditional beliefs.
Two genders.
No same,sex marriage.
No women priests.
… and your wife. Which is probably a bug but could be a feature.
Jokes aside, I’m happy to see an American with strong ties to the developing world lead the flock. May he bring joy to those in despair, Hope to those in fear and light to those in darkness.