Next papal name. Place your Bets!

With Benedict XVI saying sayonara to the title, wonder what will be the name taken by the gentleman who replaces the former and future Cardinal Ratzinger.

Benedict XVII? John Paul III. Honorius II?

Winner to be announce after the conclave.

Heh. I first read this as “PayPal”.

Sixtus VI
1.) Because we haven’t had a pope named “Sixtus” since the 16th century*.
2.) Because it would drive the Fundamentalists insane with fear or joy. A lot of folks seem to think “Sixtus the Sixth” gives us two-thirds of the AntiChrist, equating him with the Beast whose number is 666.
3.) To Star Wars fans, he can be the Dark Pope of the Sixt.
4.) Because it’s fun to say
*Pope Sixtus V - Wikipedia

Pope Ehead. Prolly won’t happen though.

Pope Ringo George I.

That’s what I’d go with, anyway.

Pope Poe. The law and order pope.

Enfreschdo

Suburban I

When John Paul I was elected, National Lampoon had a piece saying that Pope George Ringo was miffed. They included a still of Ringo dressed as the pope from Lisztomania.

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They’ve just had Pope Palpatine; so now they need Pope Skywalker.

Me too! I read the title once, moved on, and then came back to it and thought, “Hmm, bets on a paypal name. OK, I guess I’ll see what that’s all about.” :smiley:

Eh. Probably another John.

What are we up to now, John XXXVII or something? Or is that Superbowls? I get them confused.

Pope Vader is more likely.

It better be Peter the Roman, or St. Malachy has some ‘splainin’ to do.

Nah, Cardinal Vader was fatally injured by Pope Palpatine’s Force Lightning before Vader threw him off the Papal balcony.

Stephen X (the last one was IX, 9)
Pope Snuffy Smith has a nice ring to it too. :smiley: But my vote is Stephen X

One with a non-zero chance of happening: Pope Gregory XVII. It would be taken as a sign that the pope was going to be quite conservative, however,

Episode CCLXVI: A New Pope

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As much as I’d like to see Pope Onarope I, I’d say John Paul III, Benedict XVII, John XXIV, or Paul VII are the strongest possibilities.