Ironic Pope Name

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What if, some day in the future, there is a Pope Alexander IX, and when he dies he becomes Pope Alexander the Great?

Get it, Alexander the Great?
 
Cute. But I’m praying for a Pope Francis I, one who feels called to rebuild the Lord’s church, which has fallen in ruins.
 
It would be truly amazing if such a Pope conquered his namesake’s Empire for Christ again (ie most of the Islamic world!)
 
avus said:
Cute. But I’m praying for a Pope Francis I, one who feels called to rebuild the Lord’s church, which has fallen in ruins.
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The Church, by her nature, cannot be fallen in ruins.
 
Can there be any question that the most ironic name of a pope has to be Pope St. Dionysius (259-268 AD)?
 
What would be interesting is if a future pope took the name Sixtus. Then he’d be Pope Sixtus the Sixth.

Get it? Six Six Six? 666?

The Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists would have their ultimate high with this one!
 
I’ve always been fond of Pope St Hilarius (461-468). :rotfl:

Hmmm, If a future pope were to elect that name, Pope Hilarius II, would that make him a second banana?

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mozier said:
What would be interesting is if a future pope took the name Sixtus. Then he’d be Pope Sixtus the Sixth.

Get it? Six Six Six? 666?

The Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists would have their ultimate high with this one!
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Actually I think a Pope Sixtus the Sixth would only be 66.
 
Kamalayka said:
What if, some day in the future, there is a Pope Alexander IX, and when he dies he becomes Pope Alexander the Great?

Get it, Alexander the Great?
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If he was indeed “great”, he would inevitably have to become pope St. Alexander the Great to clearly distinguish him from the pagan warrior.
 
Rolltide said:
Can there be any question that the most ironic name of a pope has to be Pope St. Dionysius (259-268 AD)?
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I think we get the name Dennis from Dionysus. It wouldn’t have been that unusual a name at that time, pagan connotations or no.
 
If a future pope, following the lead of Pope John Paul I, decided to honor both John Pauls by choosing both of their names, would he then be known as Pope John Paul John Paul?
 
Tsuwano said:
If a future pope, following the lead of Pope John Paul I, decided to honor both John Pauls by choosing both of their names, would he then be known as Pope John Paul John Paul?
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Probably just John Paul III
 
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