New Black Pope, Father Adolfo Nicolas of Spain celebrates First Mass in Rome as head of Jesuits in Rome, Italy on January 20, 2008 .

ITALY - JANUARY 20: Seal of the Society of Jesus. The 'IHS' trigram comprises the first three Greek letters of JESUS. New Black Pope, Father Adolfo Nicolas of Spain celebrates first Mass as head of Jesuits. Father Adolfo Nicolas of Spain, the newly elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus, celebrates a mass at the Church of Jesus in Rome. Father Nicolas,71, was elected 19 January, the worldwide Jesuit new Superior General, also known as the 'the black pope', the 29th successor of the founder of the order of St. Ignatius Loyola. At Jesuit headquarters near the Vatican, 225 delegates from around the world chose the new superior general to run the largest and perhaps most influential, controversial and prestigious Catholic clerical order. The position carries the nickname of Black Pope, after his simple black priest's vestments, as contrasted to the white garb of the Pope in Rome, Italy on January 20, 2008. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)