NYT Wonders: Could We See the First African Pope?

<![CDATA[In which I come not to bury the Gray Lady, but to -- well, not praise it so much as to take it seriously and respectfully. This is actually a good question, although it's hardly the question for the upcoming conclave at the Vatican. Not only is it a good question, but Elian Peltier offers a pretty good analysis of what that might mean for the church. ]]>