The next pope could be Black or Hispanic

New Pittsburgh Courier | April 6, 2005| | Copyright

WASHINGTON (NNPA)--Profound demographic changes in the Catholic church could open the door for a Black or Hispanic to succeed Pope John Paul II, church authorities say.

The clear front-runner among Blacks is Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria. Until his recent appointment as prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship, Cardinal Arinze had served as president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue. He was consecrated as bishop in 1965 at the age of 32.

Morley Safer, in an interview April 3 on "60 Minutes," raised the possibility of mass defections among white ...

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