Black Pope

noun

Etymology

From the simple black vestments worn by the Superior General, in contrast to the Pope's white vestments.

Definitions

  1. The Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

    • But just down the block from St. Peter's Square, church elders — though not all so old, and without a Cardinal among them — have begun gathering for a closed-door meeting to elect the man dubbed the "black pope".

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