A Black Pope? Francis Made it Possible - Dallas Weekly

Africans hope one of them can become the first black pope in more than a millennium and advance the legacy of the late Pope Francis of supporting the developing world, although the chances of that happening are slim.

A Black Pope? Francis Made it Possible - Dallas Weekly

He installed Washington, D.C.’s first Black cardinal, connected with America’s first Black president, and appointed three Black men who are in contention to succeed him. He condemned racism as a “sin,” visited poor Black communities, and ministered to imprisoned Black men.As accolades poured in from around the world on the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, includi…