Having a new Pope is pretty relevant to Catholic's. That's like saying that a new President being elected is irrelevant to Americans.
Are you sure? What can or will the new Pope change? What did the last Pope change? Remember the last election thread here. It was full of controversies, because it did make a difference who became the next US president.
As far as I understand, the Vatican won't give up any view on any social issue in the next 10 or 20 years. They know they are losing members in Europe, they'll struggle to keep their members in Latin America, they might win a few more in Africa. About Asia - I don't know.
The new Pope might renew the relationship with other religions or confessions, but does that have any immediate consequence for any Catholic?
