Cardinals could pick Filipino Tagle, 'Asian Francis', as next pope

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words. Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church's traditional power base of Europe and came to Rome with an outsider's view. Some who have put Tagle on unofficial short