Posts Tagged ‘Turkson’

Black pope at 3 -1 odds

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Bookmaker Paddy Power has odds of Turkson becoming the pope at 3-1 — a prediction that is not entirely out of the blue for the cardinal, who acknowledged the possibility of a black pope in a press conference in 2009. “Why not?” Turkson said, arguing that when you agree to become a priest, you must Read more

Vatican body calls for radical reform of monetary system

Friday, October 28th, 2011

The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has released a document calling for a radical reform of the world’s financial and monetary system. It also proposed the creation of a global political authority to manage the economy and a new world economic order based on ethics. The note, entitled “Towards reforming the international financial and Read more