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	African Popes: Black Catholics : NBCC
		Saint Victor was the fifteenth pope and a native of fl Africa.
		He was pope for ten years, two months and ten days.
		Saint Gelasius was born in Rome of African parents and was a member of the Roman clergy from youth.
	www.nbccongress.org /black-catholics/african-popes.asp (642 words)

	African pope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An African pope would presumably be a pope of African birth, or heritage.
		The Greek Orthodox Church has a patriarch whose formal title is the Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa.
		In addition, the head of the Coptic Church is traditionally styled the Coptic Pope and is also based in Alexandria, Egypt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_popes (188 words)

	CNS STORY: Pope says African AIDS victims need moral, spiritual, medical help
		The pope said that in the eyes of the church, AIDS represents not only a health problem but also a "pathology of the spirit" that attacks the whole person.
		The pope said that during the African synod of 1995, several bishops mentioned the role of "irresponsible sexual behavior" in the spread of AIDS.
		The pope said he was pleased to note that his previous appeals on behalf of AIDS sufferers "have not been in vain." He said several countries and institutions had substantially increased programs aimed at the prevention of AIDS and care of patients.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/stories/cns/0405334.htm (699 words)

	Precinct 333: An African Pope?
		Pope Saint Victor I was born in Africa and bore a Latin name as most Africans did at that time.
		A native of fl Africa, Saint Victor was the 15th pope and served during the reign of Emperor Septimus Severus, who was also African and had led Roman legions in Britain.
		Pope Saint Gelasius I was born in Rome of African parents and was a member of the Roman clergy from youth.
	precinct333.blogspot.com /2005/02/african-pope.html (601 words)

	The Pope Museum Family History
		Pope thus became one of only 7 men of color in the entire city of Raleigh to be eligible to vote; one of only 31 in Wake County (½ of 1% of the county’s registered voters).
		The final satisfaction for Dr. Pope must have been the fact that though he was the only man of African American heritage to be able to vote in the Third Ward (the most heavily fl district in the city), he and Josephus Daniels shared a polling place.
		Pope’s political activity reached a high point in the spring of 1919, when, in the midst of Jim Crow segregation and at a moment of extreme racial tension in the nation, he courageously ran for mayor of Raleigh.
	www.thepopehousemuseum.org /family3.html (2138 words)

	Encyclopedia article: African pope (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An African pope is a pope (The head of the Roman Catholic Church) of Africa (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) n origin, birth, or heritage.
		Three Africans have occupied the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church (The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy).
		The Eastern Orthodox Church (Derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites) has a patriarch whose formal title is the Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa (additional info and facts about Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and All Africa).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/af/african_pope.htm (318 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Vatican hints at African as Pope
		THE prospect of an African succeeding the present Pope became more realistic yesterday after a powerful cardinal said that it would be a "wonderful sign for all Christianity".
		The great majority of practising Catholics live in the developing world and an African papacy is the logical outcome of this continuing trend.
		The Africans have an extra importance: namely, that the Catholic population in the continent has grown by 20 times since 1980.
	news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/04/04/wpope04.xml (484 words)

	The Pope Museum House Foundation
		The Foundation was established in December, 1999, for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and opening to the public the home built in 1901 by Dr. M.T. Pope, an important African American citizen of Raleigh, North Carolina.
		The Pope House Museum Foundation is a private 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization, and is not under the auspices of any governmental agency.
		We hope to be able to raise the necessary funds to restore the Pope House, build an Education and Visitor’s Center, and open to the public in the near future.
	www.thepopehousemuseum.org (135 words)

	USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - Pope John Paul II A Light for the World
		The Pope’s early life was marked by personal hardships and shadowed by national tragedies.
		The Pope’s former schoolmates describe him as friendly but pensive, an athletic youth who excelled in academics and spent a lot of time in church.
		The Pontiff was rushed to a Rome hospital and underwent hours of surgery; the Pope later deposited the bullet fragments in the crown of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast day is May 13, and said he owed his life to Mary.
	www.usccb.org /comm/popejohnpaulii/biography.shtml (2222 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news African pope is a pipedream - SA Catholics
		African pope is a pipedream - SA Catholics
		Chances of Pope John Paul II's successor hailing from the world's poorest continent are slim as Africans are not deemed fit for any high office and seen as "pagan," the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) said on Monday.
		"Africans fight for what they want but I don't think we have a strong lobby to elect an African as a pope," he added.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/991152.htm (419 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Interest grows for African pope
		As African cardinals leave for Rome to attend the Pope's funeral, there is growing interest in the possibility of an African successor to John Paul II.
		According to Irish bookmaker Paddypower, Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze is equal favourite with Italian Dionigi Tettamanzi at 11 to 4 to be the papal successor.
		"Pope John Paul II was a consistent voice articulating the need for moral regeneration and caring for the poor and marginalised," he said in a statement.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4409353.stm (745 words)

	Black Saints
		African by birth, He condemned and excommunicated Theodore of Byzantium who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ.
		Gelasius was born in Africa and reigned as Pope from 492 to 496.
		Saint Cyprian (born around 200; died September 14, 258) was bishop of Carthage and one of the major theologians of the early African church.
	our.homewithgod.com /fdrennen/Black_saints.htm (1803 words)

	cbs4denver.com: Right Time For An African Pope?
		When the pope made his first visit in 1980, many African countries suffered under Marxist regimes that persecuted Catholics or were fettered by military and civilian dictatorships.
		Many African think a leader like Arinze -- with his work helping to ease discord between religions -- would have a chance at inspiring democracy in a similar way that John Paul contributed to the fall of communism in eastern Europe.
		The pope's body was moved Monday from the Clementine Hall to St. Peter's Basilica.
	news4colorado.com /topstories/topstories_story_094234108.html (984 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Miltiades
		After the banishment of Pope Eusebius, the Roman See was vacant for some time, probably because of the complications which has arisen on account of the apostates (lapsi), and which were not cleared up by the banishment of Eusebius and Heraclius.
		The two Roman deacons, Strato and Cassianus, were ordered by the pope to discuss this matter with the prefect, and to take over the church properties (Augustinus, "Breviculus collationis cum Donatistis", iii, 34); it thus became possible to reorganize thoroughly the ecclesiastical administration and the religious life of the Christians in Rome.
		The same source attributes to this pope a decree which absolutely forbade the Christians to fast on Sundays or on Thursdays, "because these days were observed by the heathen as a holy fast".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10318a.htm (898 words)

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	USATODAY.com - An African pope: Why not? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A pope from Africa —; or elsewhere in the Third World — would reflect today's reality and eloquently say the churches of the Southern Hemisphere have come into their own and are being taken seriously.
		But my hope is that a fl pope would be what we in South Africa like to call a son of the soil — one whose soul has been impregnated with the aspirations, insights, world view and value system of his African homeland.
		He could not fail to be moved by the plight of those wallowing in abject poverty, growing more impoverished in a world with a grossly inequitable economic system that favors those who are already strong and affluent while their sisters and brothers in the developing world are facing starvation and squalor and deprivation.
	www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/editorials/2005-04-17-forum1_x.htm (927 words)

	African Americans - Black Saints
		Pope John Paul II attended a ceremony at the Vatican on Tuesday to present the decree declaring the "heroic virtues" of Toussaint.
		A woman of immense faith and forgiveness, she was beatified in May 1992 by Pope John Paul II in the Catholic canon of saints.
		The African American Catholic Communication Task Force is affiliated with The African American Vicariate of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, an ongoing body of clergy, religious and laity to envision, shape and implement the future of the church in the African American Community.
	www.africanamericans.com /BlackSaints.htm (3269 words)

	USA/Africa Dialogue, No 586: Is An African Pope possible?
		Of the African cardinals, the two that are being frequently mentioned to be of papal quality are from the West African nation of Nigeria: Francis Cardinal Arinze, aged 72 years, and Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria, who is 68 years old.
		Therefore, the African cardinal that many Catholics and Vatican watchers see as a likely and serious papal candidate is Cardinal Arinze, who came to the Vatican from the powerful position of the Archbishop of Onitsha, in the eastern part of Nigeria.
		The pope's letter had an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion, and it was presented in what the Catholic church labeled in 2004 as an Eucharistic Year.
	www.utexas.edu /conferences/africa/ads/586.html (699 words)

	Another African Pope in a Decade or Two?
		She also referenced the stage training that allowed the Pope to make use of modern technology as he criss-crossed the globe, making use of his Blackberry PDA and the 17 languages he knew as he cemented the power and influence of the Catholic church from the Philippines to Eastern Europe, and Canada to Argentina.
		Pope John Paul II traveled to synagogues, and acknowledged that logically the beliefs of the Hebrew faith is the parent to Christianity.
		Pope John Paul II was hit with the criticism that his administration, admired as it was, did not go after these punk Pedophile Priests with anything approaching the alacrity that was called for until the calls for action were deafening so they could be heard even in the Holy See in Rome.
	www.blackwebportal.com /wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=2198 (7770 words)

	Is time right for African pope? - 04/05/05 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Catholics light candles in memory of Pope John Paul II at the Saint Paul cathedral in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Sunday.
		John Paul is welcomed by South African President Nelson Mandela upon his arrival at Johannesburg airport at the start of his first official visit to South Africa in September 1995.
		Many Africans think a leader like Arinze would have a chance at inspiring democracy similarly to the way that John Paul contributed to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
	www.detnews.com /2005/religion/0504/07/A07-139929.htm (583 words)

	The Head Heeb: The African pope
		The fl African congregation in countries like Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe are composed in the main of converts to Greek Orthodox Christianity.
		One of the most interesting things about East African Orthodoxy, however, is that it gained its original foothold in much the same way as Judaism did among the Abayudaya of Uganda: as a nationalist reaction to the missionary Protestantism of the colonial era.
		African symbols might be a part of it, but I was actually thinking of something even simpler - i.e., transfer of church administration from Greek to African control.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/028337.html (3597 words)

	Time for an African pope? - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Pope John Paul II promoted African bishops to the ranks of cardinals and gave them prominent roles at the Vatican, recognizsing the importance of a continent where crops may fail but the Church's harvest of souls and vocations has not ceased to multiply.
		Even as Africans mourn the loss of a champion in John Paul II, streets and churches are filled with speculation surrounding the possibility that the first non-Italian pope in several centuries could be replaced by the first fl pontiff of modern times.
		While John Paul did not increase the overall number of African cardinals from his immediate predecessors - there are 11 now compared 12 before John Paul was crowned - he has greatly boosted their profile by calling several to the Vatican.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050404T220000-0500_78139_OBS_TIME_FOR_AN_AFRICAN_POPE_.asp (396 words)

	Pope fears Bush is antichrist, journalist contends - Church - journalist Wayne Madsden - Brief Article Catholic New ...
		Madsen, a Washington-based writer and columnist, who often writes for Counterpunch, says that people close to the pope claim that amid these concerns, the pontiff wishes he was younger and in better health to confront the possibility that Bush may represent the person prophesized in Revelations.
		The pope worked tirelessly to convince leaders of nations on the UN Security Council to oppose Bush's war resolution on Iraq.
		In the end, the pope did convince the leaders of Mexico, Chile, Cameroon and Guinea to oppose the U.S. resolution.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0MKY/is_9_27/ai_108881880 (333 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Gelasius I
		Before his election as pope, 1 March, 492, Gelasius had been much employed by his predecessor, Felix II (or III), especially in drawing up ecclesiastical documents, which has led some scholars to confuse the writings of the two pontiffs.
		The Lupercalia, a superstitious and somewhat licentious vestige of paganism at Rome, was finally abolished by the pope after a long contest.
		Though pope but for four years and a half, he exerted a deep influence on the development of church polity, of the liturgy and ecclesiastical discipline.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06406a.htm (1177 words)

	Africa Asks if Time Right for African Pope (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pope John Paul II was one of the greatest Popes in history.
		If the next Pope is as serious about undermining the corrupt socialistic tyrants and tribal leaders as JPII was at taking on the Communists, he will have done the world a great service.
		I think an African Pope would be good for the Church and good for the world, and I think it would help advance Christianity at a time when that is more important than ever.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1377380/posts (3454 words)

	CBS News \| Scoping Out A Third World Pope \| April 7, 2005 01:47:06
		Their hopes are fueled by the last papal conclave, in which a Polish archbishop became the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, as well as by the global outreach that John Paul II made a cornerstone of his papacy.
		Many Catholics in poor countries said a pope from their own regions would better understand the challenges they face, and would make the church more relevant in the lives of its increasingly diverse followers.
		Pope John Paul II promoted African bishops to the ranks of cardinals and gave them prominent roles at the Vatican, recognizing the importance of a continent where crops may fail but the Church's harvest of souls and vocations has not ceased to multiply.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/04/04/world/main685278.shtml (1144 words)

	After John Paul II's activism, time for an African pope?
		The Pope, as the successor of Peter, is both the perpetual and visible principle of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful.
		Pope John Paul II moved the church from Europe based to a global base, and the church is now relfelctive of the different cultures, and thus the question is only natural is the next Pope going to be reflective of those changes.
		The only reason an African choice is even discussed is that this is the ONLY continent where Catholicism [and religion in general] hasn't continued the downward spiral of adherence to useless ideology in a changing world.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/12249.html (8734 words)

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