Pope Joan
Pope Bendover.
Pope Mohammed Zoroaster Zeus LXIX.
I read somewhere that someone suggested Pope Francis should’ve taken the name Clement XV, since Clement XIV suppressed the Jesuits, and Pope Francis is a Jesuit.
Pope FireUnderpantsBoobs
Pope John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.
His name is my name, too!
Pope God
Pope Pope
Pope Luther
Pope Satan
I was gonna say Mary.
Having just elected a South American as Pope, this does make me wonder. Any English speaker naming their kid Jesus sounds shocking and arrogant, but in Spanish it’s perfectly normal. Since Pope’s don’t typically take their own names as their Papal name I suppose it’s not an issue, but I have to wonder what would happen if some guy named Jesus Bergoglio were just named Pope, would someone have quietly taken him aside and said, “Just so we’re clear - you aren’t thinking about Jesus II, right?”
It was one of the other cardinals in the conclave, who said it (half) jokingly.
Clergy have long memories.
But if you want an anti-Pope name: Pope Epop
That’s what I would have done, which is why I wouldn’t be a pope.
Pope Grapist
So the rest of you guys are cool with the Crusades?
(Honestly, AK, you aren’t legally obligated to challenge any non-Muslim in this forum who claims to have any sort of knowledge whatsoever about Muslim politics or culture. It gets tiresome.)
Pope Mohammad. I have trouble figuring out exactly who that would offend, but I feel a lot of offence would be taken.
(alternatively, Pope Buddha, Pope Xenu, Pope Martin Luther…)
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Pope Yethesailorman
Pope Eel.
I think you mean England’s King John.
John, King of Scots, wasn’t a particularly strong king, but I wouldn’t say he was notorious.
In any event, both Edward VII and George V had sons they named John.
Edward’s youngest son was born prematurely and died a day after his birth, but was christened Alexander John.
George V’s youngest son, Prince John, was epileptic and died at age 13.
Especially considering he’s Hispanic, I assume Pope Jesus would’ve gone over like a lead balloon.