# Pope + email address?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-email-address/100446>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-email-address/100446 "2002-03-27T20:02:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-email-address/100446/1 "2002-03-27T20:02:53Z")

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Does the Pope have an email address? Is there a web site where I can find VIP email addresses?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-email-address/100446/2 "2002-03-27T20:16:49Z")

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[http://www.vatican.va](http://www.vatican.va) is the website for the Holy See. I don’t see any listing there for the Pope’s e-mail address, and I doubt you would be sending anything directly to him even if there were a listing.

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**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-email-address/100446/3 "2002-03-28T02:15:07Z")

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I tried to send a note to [JohnPaulII@hotmail.com](mailto:JohnPaulII@hotmail.com) and got no response. Slight hijack here, but why JP II?  
If your predecessor is John Paul, shouldn’t you OBVIOUSLY choose the name Pope George Ringo? He missed the boat, IMHO.