New pope revives question: What is a 'Latino?'
By | Associated Press
He is being hailed
with pride and wonder as the "first Latino pope," a native Spanish
speaker born and raised in the South American nation of Argentina. But
for some Latinos in the United States, there's a catch: Pope Francis' parents were born in Italy.
Such recent European heritage is
reviving debate in the United States about what makes someone a Latino.
Those questioning whether their idea of Latino identity applies to Pope
Francis acknowledge that he is Latin American,
and that he is a special inspiration to Spanish-speaking Catholics
around the world. Yet that, in their eyes, does not mean the pope is
"Latino."
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