Papabile

The late Pope John Paul II won many admirers in Africa and visited 42 of 53 states. The choice of his successor interests Africa in two special ways. Could one of the eleven African cardinals (of 117) win and will the new Pope relax Church strictures (keenly supported by Islamists) on condoms in the fight against HIV/AIDS?

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John Paul, Ethiopia, Francis Arinze, Nigeria, Bernard Gantin, Benin, Anthony Okogie, Sudan, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Ghana, Peter Kodwo Appiah, Christian Tumi, Cameroon, Frédéric Etsou Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Congo-Kinshasa, United States, Opus Dei

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