Will the Catholic Church accept Africa 's brand of Catholicism and will an African pope be more Roman than African ? An Catholics pope would show that African Catholicism has come of age , says Benedict XVI . Latin America and Africa account for more than half of the world 's African . Pope Stan Chu Ilo has described Africa as a `` Spiritual Lung '' for humanity . Stan Chu Ilo asks : Is African Catholicism ready for a black pope ?
An Catholics pope would show that African Catholicism has come of age , says Benedict XVI . Latin America and Africa account for more than half of the world 's African . Pope Stan Chu Ilo has described Africa as a `` Spiritual Lung '' for humanity . Stan Chu Ilo asks : Is African Catholicism ready for a black pope ?