# "A Look at Some Previous Pope Benedicts" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120 "2005-04-19T20:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/21 "2005-04-20T14:49:31Z")
Pope Benedict Ursa (421-444) AKA “Gentle Benedict” Not much is known about this man, other than the fact that he was the first Pope to shit in the woods. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/22 "2005-04-20T14:57:13Z")
Carmelita Pope Benedict (1951–1958), one of the secret, infamous female Popes, rumored to have dated James Dean and widely popular in Vatican City for singalongs of such hits as “Cry Me a River” and “C’mon-a My House.” ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/23 "2005-04-20T14:58:44Z")
Pope Benedicts III and IV (890-892). Siamese twins joined at the neck and simultaneously elected to the papacy, they were reknowned for their abilities at Turkish clog dancing and cross-stitch. Killed in a bizarre cock-fighting incident. ---
**Author:** ![Re\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Re\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Re_PT)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/24 "2005-04-20T15:18:22Z")
Pope Benedict XXX (2003-2004?), all references to this infamous Pope were purged due to him allegedly holding orgies in the Vatican. PT ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/25 "2005-04-20T15:19:46Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > Pope Benedict Ursa (421-444) AKA “Gentle Benedict” > > Not much is known about this man, other than the fact that he was the first Pope to shit in the woods. Brilliant. Thanks for the info, everyone. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/26 "2005-04-20T15:25:29Z")
Eve, I must be particularly stupid today, 'cause you darn near whooshed me at first. 🙂 I’m very amused with the whole thread. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/27 "2005-04-20T15:39:55Z")
Wasn’t he the same pope who implored _non_-Catholics, “Don’t Be That Way”? > [@kunilou](#): > > Pope Benedict XIV “The Good Man” (1936) - a sophisticated yet popular prelate who exhorted Catholics to “sing, sing, sing.” ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/28 "2005-04-20T15:55:18Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Brilliant. > > Thanks for the info, everyone. > > –Cliffy I guess my version was too subtle, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/29 "2005-04-20T17:12:00Z")
Yours was good, but **Rufus** gets the prize for the inclusion of “Gentle Benedict.” 😉 –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/30 "2005-04-20T17:34:38Z")
Pope Benedict Arnold: 1187-1188: Sold out the Vatican to the Jews. Was hung for his offense. ---
**Author:** ![Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoodoo_Ulove)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/31 "2005-04-20T17:47:29Z")
> [@Re: PT](#): > > Pope Benedict XXX (2003-2004?), all references to this infamous Pope were purged due to him allegedly holding orgies in the Vatican. > > PT Pope Ben, 'e dicked! ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/32 "2005-04-20T17:54:00Z")
Pope Benedict VI “Dover” … nah, I can’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/33 "2005-04-20T17:58:04Z")
Now that I think of it, make that: Pope Benedict LXIX “Dover” ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/34 "2005-04-20T18:59:32Z")
Pope Benedict VIIII (1883) - Laughed out of Rome for his inability to use Roman numerals correctly. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/35 "2005-04-20T19:11:57Z")
Pope Benedict the Stein (1432 - 1342) Most noted for his attempted vestmment changes, such as the viking helmet for the mitre. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/36 "2005-04-20T19:13:28Z")
Pope Jack Bennydict IV (NBC, Tues. night). Added signifiacntly to the Vatican’s gold supply and built the famous underground vault in which it is kept. Known for his bad violin playing and his close relationship with Cardinal Rochester. One of the youngest Popes, he was only 39 at the time of his accession (and, oddly, was still 39 when he died 24 years later). ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/37 "2005-04-20T19:35:11Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Pope Jack Bennydict IV (NBC, Tues. night). Added signifiacntly to the Vatican’s gold supply and built the famous underground vault in which it is kept. Known for his bad violin playing and his close relationship with Cardinal Rochester. One of the youngest Popes, he was only 39 at the time of his accession (and, oddly, was still 39 when he died 24 years later). Hmmm…sounds like a miracle. Has the process of naming him a saint started yet? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/38 "2005-04-20T19:40:25Z")
> [@plnnr](#): > > Hmmm…sounds like a miracle. Has the process of naming him a saint started yet? I don’t know, I’ll ask. “Oh, _Ro_chester . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/39 "2005-04-20T19:42:18Z")
> [@plnnr](#): > > Hmmm…sounds like a miracle. Has the process of naming him a saint started yet? Well, you obviously don’t know Jack! Saint Jack, that is. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120/40 "2005-04-20T20:24:26Z")
Pope Benedict Harold Hagrid XXI: 1173-1199: known has Bennie Ha HA and his love of oriental style foods and geisha girls. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-look-at-some-previous-pope-benedicts/300120.md?page=3)