An African pope would show that African Catholicism has come of age , says Stan Chu Ilo . The election of an African pope will no doubt vindicate Africa 's place as the new center of Catholicism and world Christianity . Latin America and Africa account for more than half of the world 's Catholics . Pope Benedict XVI has described Africa as a ` ` ' Lung '' for humanity . Stan Chu Ilo asks : Is the Catholic Church ready for a black pope ?
An African pope would show that African Catholicism has come of age , says Stan Chu Ilo . Latin America and Africa account for more than half of the world 's Catholics . Pope Benedict XVI has described Africa as a ` ` ' Lung '' for humanity . Stan Chu Ilo asks : Is the Catholic Church ready for a black pope ?