2007-07-09 11:31:36 · 11 answers · asked by Mzguydid 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
""Black Pope" is a light-hearted name given to the Superior General, usually by the media (and never used by the Jesuits themselves). The name comes partly from the color of the plain black priest's cassock worn by members of the society, including the superior general, and partly from a past concern (most prominent around the 16th and 17th centuries) amongst Protestant European countries concerning the relative power of the Jesuits within the Roman Catholic Church."
from wikipedia
2007-07-09 11:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't even care about the White Pope, what makes you think I care about the Black one...
2007-07-09 18:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been three African popes:
• St. Victor I (189-199) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15408a.htm
• St. Melchiades (311-314) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10318a.htm
• St. Gelasius (492-496) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06406a.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-07-09 23:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking about ancient Roman Catholic popes?
2007-07-09 18:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly the head of the Jesuits. "Dr." Alberto Riviera (a notorious fraud) convinced Jack Chick that the head of the Jesuits was a Freemason who actually ran the Roman Catholic Church.
2007-07-09 18:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, he is the head of the Jesuit order or Society of Jesus.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-07-09 18:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no clue
but Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo , and who many consider the greatest theologian for almost 1000 years was almost certainly black
I always wondered why this is not better known
His mom was italian and his dad from northern african stock... it was not an issue then so noone would make note of it...
2007-07-09 18:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.cathnews.com/news/602/30.php
2007-07-09 18:51:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always been more amused by the female one.
2007-07-09 18:47:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's a link to a website about him.
http://www.meguiar.addr.com/black_pope.htm
2007-07-09 18:40:40 · answer #10 · answered by princezelph 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋