English

Noun

Black Pope ‎(plural Black Popes)

1. (usually considered derogatory) The Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
   • 2008, Jeff Israely, Jesuits to Elect a New 'Black Pope' ,Time Magazine:

     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".