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.
There have been three popes from northern Africa but there is no record of their races. One or more could have been black.
The pope has always been a Christian.
The smoke comes from burning the ballots in a stove in the Sistine Chapel.
White smoke means a new pope has been elected.
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.
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.
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.
The pope has always been a Christian. He was born into a Catholic family and baptized a few days after birth.
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.
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".
White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen. Black mean one has not been chosen.
The White House has always been. It was built under the order of George Washington. James Hoban was the architect.
White smoke issues from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel when the ballots are burned.