John Paul II  was the first non-Italian Pope in exactly 600 years, so other things being equal, his successor would presumably be Italian.
John Paul II's predecessor was from Europe.
( z1 be-from :ARG1 ( z2 predecessor :poss ( z3 person :name ( z4 name :op "John" :op "Paul" :op "II" ) ) ) :ARG2 ( z5 continent :name ( z6 name :op "Europe" ) ) )