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White men have been in charge for hundreds of years.
AnswerI'm not sure that the Pope has always been white, for the first six hundred years, until the rise of Islam, the Church was very strong in Northern Africa, one of our greatest saints, and bishops was from there - St. Augustine. Since Islam's invasion and take-over of Northern Africa, the Church has been mostly strong in Europe, and the vast majority of Cardinals, from whom the Pope is usually elected, have been Italian.
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Why did the pope become a Christian?
The pope has always been a Christian.
When a new Pope is elected what color is the smoke?
The smoke comes from burning the ballots in a stove in the Sistine Chapel.
What color smoke signal means a new pope has been selected?
White smoke means a new pope has been elected.
Why is white smoke released when a pope is chosen?
White smoke comes out of the Vatican when a new Pope has been chosen. Cardinals and bishops of the Catholic Church enter into what is known as a conclave to elect the new Pope through a series of ballots. While in the conclave, the Cardinals and Bishops have no contact with the outside world.
What are the signals if a pope has been elected or not been elected?
After the a vote is taken the ballots are burned in a stove in the Sistine Chapel and chemicals mixed with them. If the smoke is black, no pope has been elected. If the smoke is white, a new pope has been chosen.
What sign is given to show when a new Pope is elected?
After the a vote is taken the ballots are burned in a stove in the Sistine Chapel and chemicals mixed with them. If the smoke is black, no pope has been elected. If the smoke is white, a new pope has been chosen.
Why did the pope become Christian?
The pope has always been a Christian. He was born into a Catholic family and baptized a few days after birth.
What is the feminine of pope or has there ever been one?
The pope has always been a male, so there is no gender specific noun for a female pope. There is a legend of a "Pope Joan" holding office during the middle ages. The legend uses the noun "pope".
Is the pope always from Europe?
The pope can be chosen from anywhere in the world. All recent popes have been from Europe but at least 4 popes have been from Africa and do not forget Peter. He was from the Middle East. Pope Francis of Argentina was elected pope in 2013 which is far removed from Europe.
What colour is the smoke that comes out of the chimney in St Peter's church when a new pope is being chosen?
White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen. Black mean one has not been chosen.
What is the sign when the pope has been elected?
White smoke issues from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel when the ballots are burned.
How many black popes have there been?
There have been three Popes so far which lived in North Africa, none of them black: Pope Victor I, who was Pope from 186-197; Pope Militiades, who served from 311-314; Pope Gelasius, who sat in Peter's chair from 492-496.
