Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is being considered one of the front runners to become the next pontiff following the death of Pope Francis.
The former Bishop of the Cape Coast would become the first black pope if he is chosen at the upcoming papal conclave.
Turkson was sent by Pope Francis as a peace envoy to South Sudan. He is also the former head of the Pontifical Council for Justice.
Aljazeera noted that Turkson was also considered a favourite at one point during the 2013 conclave before Pope Francis was chosen.
The other African cardinal whose name has come up is the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Fridolin Ambongo, archbishop of Kinshasa.
The other frontorunners are Philippine Cardinal Luis Tagle, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, Cardinal Pietro Parolin; the Holy See’s secretary of state and Italy’s Matteo Zuppi.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
