That would be a real suprise to Pope Victor I.
Just so we can get this out of the way:
There were three popes from Africa in the fifth century or before. No, none of them were likely to have been black. North Africa was part of the Roman Empire at the time.
No. Muslims learning to behave themselves is the key to bridging this divide.
Some analysts say the new Islam spreading in Africa is more militant than previous forms that have existed there for centuries, making it increasingly fertile ground for Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups."
Religions:
Definition Field Listing
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
"In the last hundred years or so, they [Christians and Muslims] have been able to live side by side in a fairly cordial way. This is being disrupted to some extent by the influx of very strong Salafi or Wahhabi views coming primarily from the Gulf states, where they are bringing a form of Islam that runs counter to the traditional Sufi or mystical beliefs of most Africans," he says."
Religions:
Definition Field Listing
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
"But he says that Christian-Muslim dialogue -- and the continent as a whole -- would be better served if the religions themselves, in his words, "dampen down the competition" for African converts."
That ain't gonna happen.
"He believes that in several majority Muslim countries, including his own Nigeria, that political leaders manipulate the religious factor -- in other words, they manipulate Islam for their own particular purposes and interests,"
50% muslim? I doubt if the pols are manipulating Islam.
"O'Connell says. "And he has told me that he has asked several times religious leaders in the Islamic world, he's pointed this out to them and asked them to, and hopes that they will take a stance against it."
There are none so blind as those who can't see.