I am not a catholic nor am I black but I was wondering why you never see black men and women in the catholic faith?
2007-09-09 23:31:44 · 27 answers · asked by tania_d_ann 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are not looking hard enough.
The 270 million Catholics of African descent represent about 25% of the one billion Roman Catholics throughout the world in more than 59 countries.
Most Black Catholics are in Africa. However there are about 3 million in the United States.
Black Catholic statistics: http://www.nbccongress.org/black-catholics/worldwide-count-black-catholics-01.asp and http://www.usccb.org/saac/AfricanAmericanCatholicsintheUS.pdf
Here is a link to the National Black Catholic Congress: http://www.nbccongress.org/default.asp
With love in Christ.
2007-09-10 18:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how many Black Catholics there are, but there are at least some. Someone very close to me is Black, and used to go to a Catholic church (though she never actually joined...). She now attends various Protestant churches.
2007-09-10 13:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have known Black Catholics.
2007-09-10 00:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is not true. My best friend is Black and she's Catholic. She was born Catholic, went to Catholic school, and goes to Catholic church every Sunday.
2007-09-09 23:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are some in the States I assume from all the answers...However, I can't help but wonder if there were many missionaries sent to black Africa by the catholic Church. In those centuries (16th, 17th...) the Jesuits went to Japan and othe parts of Asia, where their doctrine did not catch and to the Americas. If they went to Africa, I wasn't informed, and that's how you turn new populations into catholics.
Interesting question anyway.
2007-09-09 23:46:00 · answer #5 · answered by Khosro 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you don't live near many black people. Having grown up on the south side of chicago, I can promise you that there are, in fact, black Catholics. Whole churches of them. You might also take a look at the continent of Africa. Or look up Cardinal Francis Arinze.
2007-09-09 23:40:46 · answer #6 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Of direction they do, there was once a danger that our present Pope would were African. My church has a Nigerian priest. One of my great Catholic peers is black. There are lots of black Catholics, the Church exists in each tradition all over the world!
2016-09-05 08:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not Catholic, then how do you know ther are no black Catholics. I know many black families in my Catholic parish.
http://www.bcimall.org/
2007-09-10 02:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There ARE black catholics! I don't know where you live at but where I'm from there are many. They even have their children attend Catholic schools.
2007-09-09 23:39:58 · answer #9 · answered by meme1972 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are black Catholics, although few in the US. Much higher numbers in Africa, and some other countries.
2007-09-09 23:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋