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Best Wishes to Pope Benedict XVI

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Mar. ~ 2005 May: Best Wishes to Pope Benedict XVI users admin

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Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's a place for us to send prayers/best wishes to the new Pope Benedict XVI and to the Catholic Church if we wish.

May our Heavenly Father guide and direct Pope Benedict as he goes about leading the church. May he be so inspired to reach out and connect with those that may be wavering or falling away and use his position for the good of all. Amen.

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
God Bless you and keep you strong as you begin this journey.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I pray that this Pope surprises everyone and becomes a strong and unifying leader who can lead not just Catholics but all people to a more spiritually satisfying life.

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wish him all the best. From what they are saying, it sounds like he is a wonderful man on a personal level and hopefully he can bring those qualities to his service.

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They picked him?? I'll have to go and read about him. YEAHH!!!

I also wish him the best.


Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good luck as he has some big shoes to fill.

I do have a question though...I'm not Catholic so I don't know all the nuances of Catholism..but why do they change the name?

Couldn't he be Pope John III? Why Benedict XVI?

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The newly elected pope chooses his own name...at least I'm pretty sure that's how it happens Nick.

Karuuna
Member

08-31-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nick, it's a tradition dating back to the fourth century. The pope selected at that time was named Mercurio (which was also the name of a Roman god), so he changed his name to John. Popes ever since have chosen a new name.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't know why, but it surprised me to read he was the 265th pope.

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ahhh...makes sense. So it's nothing more than tradition...He could have been Pope John III if he chose to.

::snickers:: Um steeyall wayitin' fo' Pope Jim Bob

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No, he couldn't be Pope John III, I think John is up to thirty something (or maybe more...)

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
23 Johns

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's alot of Johns...But only 2 John Pauls..he could've been John Paul III?

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Catholocism fascinates me.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, he coulda been JP3.

Karuuna
Member

08-31-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nick, the first John Paul only lived a month, so the second John Paul took that name to honor him.

Often they wll take names that either reflect the Pope that chose them to be cardinal, or to reflect their particular philosophy.

Here's a list of pope names from a humorous papal name poll...

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wayman/120107.html

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 7:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I heard speculation that he picked that name because of the last Benedict, who came in right after WW2(???) or something like that- that theory had something to do with his being German. I can't remember what though- they were talking about it on NPR.

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm pretty sure it was 1914-1922, Kaili. His name was Giacomo della Chiesa and he was from Genoa, Italy. One of his focal points was ending WWI.

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Tess- wrong war then.... But they said something about that and said it was possible. Also something about him (the last Benedict) being a uniter and that he may be hoping to accomplish that. I'm not surprised he didn't take John Paul- that will be a lot to live up to.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 10:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Also it is quite likely that John Paul II will be dubbed John Paul the Great, I read, and in that case a new John Paul might be called John Paul the Lesser, which probably isn't something he wanted to be called.