Posted on 04/05/2005 2:58:49 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
What papal name do you think the next pope will take?
As I search the list there have never been 3 popes taking the same name in a row. Bookies are giving 7-4 that the next pope will take John Paul III. There was never a double name before John Paul I. Not interested in this thread who will become Pope, just what name do you think he will take? Is there some Pope that the next Pope will want to pattern after besides John Paul II that any new Pope would see the Church in need of? If it were me I might take Urban, but somehow I don't think that that will be it.
(rimshot) Boo-hiss....
FUNNY - but boo, hiss...
Someone had to say it...
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Pope James Paul I
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid
Spaniard Antonio Rouco Varela, Born August 24, 1936 is 68 years old
Pius would be good, but I don't think we want a 13. All of the Pope Saints since the Reformation have been Piuses. (Pii? Piae?)
Benedict XVI works. I'm partial to Leo, my grandfather's name. He'd be Leo XIV. Paul VII would work, but Paul VI was this close -><- to being the anti-Christ. Nicholas V would be cool, if they go for that Ukranian guy who looks like Santa Claus.
Bad ideas:
Sixtus the Sixth.
Callistus III.
Eugene V (since Eugenics is going to be such a big issue).
Celestine sounds like Mama's Pizza.
Let's stay away from Luscious Lucius.
Could they have Sylvester Stallone introduce Adrian VII ?
Sissinius II
Fun Ones:
Conon II
Gelasius II
Most recent Pope Saints:
Saint Pius X (1903-1914)
Saint Pius IX (1846-1878)
Saint Pius V (1566-1572)
Saint Urban V (1362-1370)
How about Sixtus VI? It would sound hip for the young generation!
Interesting
I'm hoping for another Cletus or Sylvester myself.
You just wait till Sixtus the 66th in the year 6666...
Did I mention he'd be elected on June 6?
Something tells me Ignoramus won't be a top choice.
I also don't think you'll be the next pope.
Yes, but that would bring us one step closer to the possiblity of Pope Sixtus IX. This must be prevented, especially while Clinton is still alive....
So the claim is that Peter was pope from the death of Christ for the next 35 years? There wasn't even an organized Church at that point for there to be a pope of. There were a group of planted churches spread all over Asia Minor and eventually into Rome loosly held together with epistles and visits from the apostles and their teachers. Heck, it was well into that period that early Christians decided that Christ was for Gentiles as well as Jews.
In fact, there really wasn't a Roman Catholic Church until Constantine converted, was there? Before that, it was an underground, illegal movement.
I am curious about the early history of the Church and base my understanding on Acts and later books of the Bible. Is there stuff I'm missing? Was there an organized Church this early that had Peter as the pope?
LOL, yet somehow sickened at the same time...
Of course not! The danger of someone being called Pope Billy Bob was to much to risk...
Ahem, read my post 51.../shameless self promoting.
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