# Riddle: Who was the funniest Pope of all time?

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**Created:** [December 18, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-who-was-the-funniest-pope-of-all-time/143668 "2002-12-18T22:24:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-who-was-the-funniest-pope-of-all-time/143668/21 "2002-12-20T01:09:45Z")

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No—who was the funniest God?

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**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-who-was-the-funniest-pope-of-all-time/143668/22 "2002-12-20T03:39:00Z")

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Cardinal Secola was passed over as Pope, in order to avoid the name Pope Secola.

[sub]Yes - I know a Pope would actually choose a new name.[/sub]

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