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Survey: Africans ready for African pope
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Mar 12, 2013 08:16am |
| Category | Poll |
| News Date | Mar 12, 2013 07:10am |
| Description | (CNN) -- Thousands of Africans have expressed their hopes that the next pope will be the first from their continent -- with a majority believing it would mean the Catholic Church becoming more conservative.
The survey of 20,000 people, conducted on mobile phones across 11 nations, also exposed big divisions among Africans about the future direction of the church, including faith, homosexuality and race.
"An African pope will bring about more unity on the continent and confidence in Africans," said one woman from Zimbabwe, while a young Nigerian man polled said an African pope "will eradicate immoralities, such as same-sex marriage." |
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