Who's your favorite Pope? And Why

[RPM]

Anyone? Please explain why.

I like the name Pope Innocent.

How could you not trust a guy with that name?

Edited for clarity

[JohnKleeb]

1. that one who started Vatican II

[Sanity Claws]

5. That was John XXIII

That's a great choice.

[yellowdogintexas]

20. another vote from me for John XXIII...the best pope in MY

lifetime

[Dookus]

29. John XXIII

excommunicated Fidel Castro based on Pius' claim that catholics could not support communists.

[yellowdogintexas]

31. as Bishop of Venice engineered rescue of a ship load of

Jewish orphans, defying Pope Pius the whatever and the Italian government.

Great TV movie starring Raymond Burr.

[givemebackmycountry]

2. The Pope of Greenwich Village n/t

[RPM]

4. who's that?

used to live in NYC, don't get the reference...

[jus_the_facts]

7. LOL.....

:hi:

[DelawareValleyDem]

3. Pope Urban VIII

[NNadir]

27. The Pope of Greenwich Village.

[Sanity Claws]

6. Peter

He was the first pope and an apostle.

[AllyCat]

30. I like Peter. It all went downhill from there

Peter actually still knew and professed Christ's teachings, a far cry from the nonsense we hear today.

[Maple]

8. Pope John XXIII

Hands down. And I'm an atheist.

[southpaw]

9. Innocent IV

Patron saint of gay invertibrates

[MrMonk]

10. Hadrian VII

He's fictional.

[starroute]

11. Nicholas Breakspear (Pope Adrian IV)

I actually don't know anything about him, but I always loved his name.

[Bridget Burke]

40. He was the only English pope & had an interesting career.

However, it appears that he did "give" Ireland to Henry II. There's some controversy about the event--almost a thousand years ago, after all. And Anglo-Normans had already been invading on a freelance basis.

But many consider it an unfortunate move. Troubles ensued....

[CO Liberal]

12. Carmalita Pope

She used to do commercials for Pam cooking spray around 1970.

[RPM]

13. any one else?

:kick:

[JVS]

14. Pius XIII

because he's got the stones to stick it to the man.
Check it out!
http://www.truecatholic.org/pope/

On a more serious note, John XXIII is listed in the LBW as a renewer of the Church under minor festivals (an honor no other post-reformation popes get), so he's pretty ok

[RPM]

17. how'd he stick it to the man

if he was the man?

[JVS]

19. Look at the link. It will explain it all

[RPM]

21. yeah yeah yeah - that page sucked

the damn page read like a boy band groupy site.

I didnt see how he stuck it to the man.

He seemed rather lame.

[JVS]

23. I think the very act of claiming to be the legitimate pope takes nerve

His views are totally wack, but the fact that he's willing to stick to them and decry the legitimacy of every pope for the last 50 years about is funny as hell

[RPM]

25. fair enough - thanks for the succinct version

you gonna be at home tonite? Want to give you a jingle and catch up.

[JVS]

26. yeah, I'll be home from 8:30 to 10:15 central time

[Cuban_Liberal]

15. John XXIII.

Good Pope John.

[Parche]

16. favorite pope

I like Pope and Talbot, because they offer jobs....

[Dookus]

18. John Paul I

Never wore out his welcome.

[Misunderestimator]

34. LOL... I should have read yours first

[ornotna]

22. The Smoking Popes of course. n/t

[mondo joe]

24. Alexander Pope. Rhyming couplets are cool.

[greendog]

28. Valentinus

...the "just missed it" Pope. He was either narrowly defeated or declined the position. He was a prominent teacher in the early church at the time the Bible was being assembled (or just before).

The gospels he taught were completely different from those in the present Bible.

[sniffa]

32. john VIII

cuz he, was a she.

[Misunderestimator]

33. John Paul I

...didn't have time to do much damage.

[Thtwudbeme]

35. But, sadly....

died the same day as my beloved childhood pet duck, Daisy--World's Greatest White Duck Ever. She was almost 14 years old, and lived in the backyard in grand Southern tradition: under a giant Magnolia tree.

R.I.P Daisy--there has never been a better duck since.

Stephanie

When I called my favorite uncle to tell him, he said "My God, Daisy and the Pope...."

[Misunderestimator]

36. I'm so sorry....

lol

[Thtwudbeme]

37. It was sad

but, she had the best ducky life ever.

You know what? When JPII dies, you are going to think about Daisy now! ;)

[Misunderestimator]

39. You KNOW I will...

:cry:

[terrya]

38. Pope Joan.

Wasn't there a female pope at one time?

[Bridget Burke]

41. Pope Joan was probably legendary...

However, she had quite an interesting legend. Check out the Catholic Encyclopedia for more details than you probably want.

www.newadvent.org/cathen/08407a.htm

Can you see the legend in the Tarot trump "The Priestess"?



(This example from the Thoth deck, designed by Aliester Crowley--rhymes with holy!)