[NYer]

Ping!

[null and void]

ping...

[Political Junkie Too]

I guess you can take Pistorius off the list, too.

Last time around, I was rooting for George Ringo.

-PJ

[freedumb2003]

Others to avoid:
* Pozzizle I
* Secretariat
* Sheldon Cooper

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Naughtius Maximus

Biggus D**kus

Anything from “Life of Brian”.

[Publius]

In Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, the surviving cardinal chooses the name Luke.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

There are many names to choose from, if it is done as a choice to reflect a previous Pope for what they hope to accomplish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_Catholic_Popes

[mountainlion]

An Irish St. Malachy (1094-1148), named something like 100 coming popes and gave a short description of each. If this pope is Peter the Roman he will probably be the last one.

Documentation:

http://www.bibleprobe.com/last10popes.htm

[Oztrich Boy]

Adrian
No, no Adrian either. Too much like a girls name and it kinda sounds British, which when you think about it is kinda the same thing.

No Patricia, it's only girlish in USAmerica, because the Herns have a habit of giving boys' names to girls.

The actual Gurl form is Adrianne.

[Vaquero]

Although more 20th or 21st century

Pope Suburban 1st might not be “big tent” enough in a time when a good chunk of Roman Catholics come from the 3rd world.

[twister881]

Pooftus (unless you’re Obama)

[Fiji Hill]

No, no Adrian either. Too much like a girls (sic) name and it kinda sounds British, which when you think about it is kinda the same thing.

It's a safe bet that the writer didn't receive a classical education. Adrian is a form of Hadrian, the name of one of the Roman Empire's "five good emperors" and is a name frequently found among early Christian churchmen.

[Verginius Rufus]

Each of the names listed has been used once, but only once, by a pope. The last pope with the number II, other than John Paul II, was Marcellus II in 1555, who died after about three weeks in office.

The last Pope Adrian was Adrian VI, a Dutchman who was so unfamiliar with Rome that he thought he was going to need to rent a place to live in. He lasted about a year--well-meaning reforming pope up against a lot of cardinals who were not keen on reforming. An earlier Pope Adrian, Adrian IV, is the one who gave the go-ahead to the English to conquer Ireland. He happens to be the only Englishman ever elected pope.

[GreenHornet]

I would also avoid the name "Pope Fabian." You may as well call yourself "Pope Sha-Na-Na."

(Pope Fabian was the 20th Pope, and reigned from 236 - 250.)

[Zionist Conspirator]

Of course it will never happen, but a Pope Cletus II would be a nice nod to us rednecks. Unfortunately, there’s an antipope gumming up the works on that one.

[Revolting cat!]

Pope Lexus I?

[CrazyIvan]

Pope Goesaweasel is definitely out.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Why not . . .
Exadaius, or just plain
Exodus . . .
Or maybe something like
Peter-Paul . . . the two didn’t get along so much, and there is always a lot of hidden infighting going on in the back rooms of the Vatican. A Peter-Paul could fight back at both sides at the same time
Lamenteous . . .
Armageddiconus . . .
Or finally, he could be Apocalypsus

[Revolting cat!]

If he’s from Mexico he’ll choose Jesus II (pronounced ‘hay-sues’), if he’s a brother, he’ll choose Ice Mofo I.

[Lazamataz]

I’m hoping he chooses Peter the Roman.