This archbishop has become the first African American cardinal in Catholic history

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16. This Is An Important Step

First, I am not a Catholic so I don't really have a dog in this hunt.

The Church still has a long ways to go in other areas. For instance, it is still an all male conclave doing the leading. They have breakaway sects such as Mater Dei that they really need to deal with - along with the likes of Cardinal Dolan of New York. And I don't see any movement to address any of these festering problems. Indeed, they can't seem to put away the pedophile Priest problem that has been going on for the last 35 years or more so I have no expectation that any of this will really change in my lifetime. Still, even baby steps are steps in the right direction.