To: Preston Manning
The odds-on favorite according to British bookmakers Paddy Power is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana.
Maybe a historic first....an African pope.
68 posted on
02/11/2013 4:29:16 AM PST by
AnAmericanAbroad
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
There have been three African Popes.
71 posted on
02/11/2013 4:31:16 AM PST by
agere_contra
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
What about Cardinal Arinze?
91 posted on
02/11/2013 4:54:18 AM PST by
PatriotGirl827
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
turkson is extremely conservative! Hooray!
162 posted on
02/11/2013 5:44:13 AM PST by
Cronos
To: AnAmericanAbroad; Preston Manning
Actually there were African and Syrian Popes in the first centuries. I think one of the early Popes was also a black African (Nubian) as opposed to the Greek or Berber North African popes
166 posted on
02/11/2013 5:47:30 AM PST by
Cronos
To: AnAmericanAbroad; Preston Manning
169 posted on
02/11/2013 5:48:10 AM PST by
Cronos
To: AnAmericanAbroad
The odds-on favorite according to British bookmakers Paddy Power is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana. Which pretty much guarantees he'll never be elected. Papabilli enter conclaves as the next pope and exit as cardinals.
247 posted on
02/11/2013 7:28:54 AM PST by
pgkdan
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