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What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:12 pm
One of the best things about being the Pope is that you get to choose your own name, unlike monks who get named by their abbot or similar person.
So, let's say you are chosen by catholic church to be the Pope, what name would you choose?
I guess I would choose Pope Shishkebab 76th.
Or maybe Pope Bananadick 15th.
Oh, I can already hear it: "His holiness, Pope Bananadick (lose the number)!"
Or maybe Pope Mohammed, to throw in some diversity and win over/ save Muslims from hell.
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:14 pm
(March 13, 2020 at 4:12 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: One of the best things about being the Pope is that you get to choose your own name, unlike monks who get named by their abbot or similar person.
So, let's say you are chosen by catholic church to be the Pope, what name would you choose?
I guess I would choose Pope Shishkebab 76th.
Or maybe Pope Bananadick 15th.
Oh, I can already hear it: "His holiness, Pope Bananadick (lose the number)!"
Or maybe Pope Mohammed, to throw in some diversity and win over/ save Muslims from hell.
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:23 pm
Forbidden Fruit.
(that should confuse the faithful males and females alike)
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:35 pm
Damnit - we of the 'gentle sex' can't play this as we aren't properly equipped to be pope.
Maybe Popette? Popetta?
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Us fellas are also not equipped, being non-cardinals, so really don't let your femness stop you. As far as the law goes, it's probably easier to have a sex change than it is for an atheist to become pope in any case.
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:46 pm
(March 13, 2020 at 4:42 pm)Editz Wrote: Us fellas are also not equipped, being non-cardinals, so really don't let your femness stop you. As far as the law goes, it's probably easier to have a sex change than it is for an atheist to become pope in any case.
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Since I still get pleas for money I can safely assume I am still officially a Catholic.
I have done all those introductory sacrament-y things...except for getting married in The Church.
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Ahhh yes, a...er..."lapsed Catholic" is it? So how does one become uncatholicised I wonder...at least it's not said to be literally inherited, like Jewishness.
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RE: What would be your papal name?
March 13, 2020 at 4:56 pm
They don’t let go very easily.
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