The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

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A key adviser to Pope Francis on issues such as climate change and social justice, Cardinal Peter Turkson would be the first black pope. Born in Ghana, Pope John Paul II appointed him archbishop ...