Francis wasn’t elected by accident
And frankly I don’t think Benedict quit by accident either
I have long suspected the revolutionaries in the college basically said enough with two conservatives in a row
And they elected an off the charts leftist
A black conservative pope from Africa would have made a better statement frankly
But they eschewed that
From what I’ve seen black Christian leaders from Africa usually make Western conservatives look like wimps. No way would the soviet of cardinals elect one of that crew.