TURN TO AFRICA: Catholic conclave could pick Ghanainan Cardinal Turkson as Church’s first Black Pope to replace Benedict XVI

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He currently serves in one of the most important positions in the Catholic Church and now may be a serious candidate for the highest position of Pope. As President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 64-year-old Cardinal Peter Turkson believes conditions may be right for an African Pope to lead the world’s 1.196 [...]