Next papal name. Place your Bets!

  • Pope John Paul Benedict
  • Pope Joshua
  • Pope Herschel

You know, several of the original 12 Apostles have never had their names chosen by a Pope. Why not?

Why no Pope Andrew?
Why no Pope Matthew?
Why no Pope Philip?
Why no Pope Thomas?

Please, we need an eco-friendly Pope, but with a touch of the traditional.

My friends, I give you Pope Prius.

There’s no Pope Bartholomew, either.
I’ll bet a lot of American could get behind a Pope Bart.

What, no love for Judas?

Pope Damian

Pope Dakotah

Pope L. Pocket Fisherman

My money is with one of the standards that hasn’t been used in a while.

  1. Leo XIV
  2. Gregory XVII
    3/ Clement XV

Unlikely, but still possible.

  1. Pius XIII
  2. John XXIV
  3. Paul VII
  4. Benedict XVII

Long shots:

  1. John Paul IIII
  2. Alexander IX
  3. Innocent XIV
  4. Urban IX

Pope Peel

Pepe Le Pope

Popealope?

Pope Elvis

The Pope of Rome and Canterbury.

Pope Lahoma!
Where the wind comes whipping off the plain…

Pope Thomas… I doubt that would ever happen.

How about Pope Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm?

Or perhaps Pope Raymond Luxery Yacht (Well, it’s spelled "Pope Raymond Luxery Yacht, but it’s pronounced “Pope Throatwobbler Mangrove”.)

Paul John

It’s a shame Cardinal Sin is dead…

If it’s a modern minded pope, then Diyonisus II would be a good name.

Pope Apalooza

Not a possible name, but on one episode of Crusade, a short-lived spinoff from Babylon 5, a news story mentioned a papal ceremony, and the name of the pontiff was Bernadette II.