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madcaptenor
10 months ago
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Gambling on papal conclaves
Surely. But popes are called by their first name, and almost always a first name they choose, so there won't actually be a Pope Pizzaballa.
pdabbadabba
10 months ago
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He could be! Popes
pick
their new names, after all. But yeah, he'd probably pick "Innocent" or something less amusing.
madcaptenor
10 months ago
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I do wonder what would happen if some cardinal already named John or Gregory or some other indisputably papal name got elected. Would he keep his name?
nerdile
10 months ago
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He might be seen as presumptuous for already having a pope name and get sunk in the Vatican politics.
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