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To: theruleshavechanged

Seems I’ve read in history of a Black Pope but I didn’t think it was meant literally.


9 posted on 11/21/2012 11:58:12 AM PST by BipolarBob (The first thirty years of my childhood were less than desirable.)
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Seems I’ve read in history of a Black Pope but I didn’t think it was meant literally.

"Black Pope" is sometimes a nickname for the top Jesuit.

While there have been three North African popes, it is unlikely that any of them would be considered black.
56 posted on 11/21/2012 12:33:52 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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