To: Libloather
The odds that the next Pope will call himself Peter II are slim.
To: Semper Paratus
I was listening to a Catholic priest on the radio some time ago, and he predicted that the new pope would either choose the name Pope Benedict XVI or Pope John Paul III, although his personal belief is that it would be Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Peter II, he explained, would probably never happen for the sake of humility. He was pressed on the issue and it became pretty clear that it's a longstanding tradition (an unwritten rule) that you wouldn't call yourself Pope Peter II.
15 posted on
04/29/2005 6:28:00 AM PDT by
scott7278
("Please disperse...there is nothing to see here.")
To: Semper Paratus
"The odds that the next Pope will call himself Peter II are slim."
Doesn't "Petrus" also mean "rock"?
Haven't looked myself: is there any of the current College of Cardinals with a last name that could translate as "rock"?
44 posted on
04/29/2005 5:57:58 PM PDT by
decal
("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
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