From our And-The-Sky-Is-Blue! Department comes this headline from Yahoo! News:
New Pope Will Be Free to Pick Own Name
Gee, I wonder where the journalist who submitted this news flash thought previous popes got names like Urban, Celestine, and Pius?
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Here’s a related story, for those who subscribe to Catholic World News:
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=36598
Personally, I’m fine with whatever name Cardinal Ratzinger chooses for himself. 😉
I guess it could be worse. I mean, at least they aren’t just plain lying about it.
The new Pope will NOT, however, be free to pick his own nickname. President Bush has a nickname for just about everyone, and a chummy monicker for the new Pontiff could serve to further warm relations between the U.S. and the Vatican.
Maybe “Pops” or “Mitre-Boy”? Alot depends on the new Pope’s personality, and the relationship between the two men. These things take time.