" I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon. " ( Song of Songs 1:5)
When Pope John XXIII created Laurean Rugambwa cardinal priest in the consistory of March 28, 1960 , the first African member of the Sacred College of Cardinals in history , Pope John greeted him with words from this verse .
Pope John said to Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa , " You are black but beautiful ."
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