Who was the Pope that declared that Africans and Native Americans had no soul?

Question

My History teacher told me that during the Insqution and the Colonization of the Americas there was a pope who declared that a Africans and Natvie Americans were followers of satan and they had no souls. Who was this pope?

Answer 1

Here is a partial list of Popes, anyone of whom were stupid enough to make such a comment:

St. Peter
St. Linus
St. Anacletus (Cletus)
St. Clement I
St. Evaristus
St. Alexander I
St. Sixtus I -- also called Xystus I
St. Telesphorus
St. Hyginus
St. Pius I
St. Anicetus
St. Soter
St. Eleutherius
St. Victor I
St. Zephyrinus
St. Callistus I
St. Urban I
St. Pontain
St. Anterus
St. Fabian
St. Cornelius
St. Lucius I
St. Stephen I
St. Sixtus II
St. Dionysius
St. Felix I
St. Eutychian
St. Caius -- also called Gaius
St. Marcellinus
St. Marcellus I
St. Eusebius
St. Miltiades
St. Sylvester I
St. Marcus (336)
St. Julius I (337-52)
Liberius
St. Damasus I
St. Siricius
St. Anastasius I
St. Innocent I

For more details, see this link:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

Answer 2

A quick search of the web has revealed no clue to the identity of this alleged pope. Without further information, I cannot properly research your claim.

However I think your "history" teacher may have been mistaken as there are hundreds of Black saints dating from the earliest days of the Church.

Legend even tells us that one of the Magi was Black.

The Bible tells us of Philip preaching to the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:27.

Saints Aizan and Sazan were twin brothers. Aizan was the first Christian Emperor of the Kingdom of Axum, Ethiopia, circa 360.

Saint Moses the Black was a slave and gang leader who after conversion died a martyr of non-violence on August 28, 395. That date coincides with the march to Washington by 200,000 African Americans in 1963. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm34.htm

Saint Elesbaan was an Ethiopian King who died as a monk in Jerusalem in 555.

Saint Lalibala (Ghebre Mesqel) was an Ethiopian Emperor revered for his faith, circa 1255.

Saint Tekla Hymanot, about 1313, was an Ethiopian reformer of monasticism.

Although I do not know if they were Black, there have been at least three African popes:
• St. Victor I (189-199)
• St. Melchiades (311-314)
• St. Gelasius (492-496)

In regards to Native Americans, the Catholic Church would not have sent hundreds of missionaries and established dozens of missions if she thought Native Americans had no souls.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

John Paul II

Answer 4

That is Pope Imbecilis Majorus.

Answer 5

Ferdinand and Isabella I believe were respnisble for the inquistion. I think the peopes who served during that period were condemning those actions.

Answer 6

I hate when that happens. Guess what? One of the first missionaries was black! And who wrote Soul Music? Black people! As for Native Americans, the Christian ones saved over half our population in the 1800s

It was John Paul II.................... :( .........I'm not sure I'm Christian not Catholic.

Answer 7

Some idiot who isnt a christian!

the bible says love your neighbor as yourself for god loves all!

this THING was a hypocrite!

And that Pavlovs Dog is also just shouting crap!
Majority of Blacks and Indians are christians!

Good job!

Answer 8

Perhaps most Popes believe this.

Answer 9

This comes to a total surprise to me, don't know who is was, but I'll say three hail Mary's for you.

Answer 10

Some ignorant, hypocritical bastard that calls himself a Christian and man of God.