Have any recent popes kept their own name?
Pope Recent IX.
OK, I think the sugar high I'm on is making me silly.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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tommyrot - Apr 19, 2005 9:38:22 am PDT #4375 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maria - Apr 19, 2005 9:40:23 am PDT #4376 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Not that I know. Google doesn't think so either. I think the last popes who kept their own names are back in the day when we only had 2 and 3 digits in a year.
Choosing a different name also signifies the concept that "self" takes a back seat to his role as the shepherd of the entire flock. Joseph is a man; Benedict XVI is responsible for guiding over 1 billion persons' souls.
Scrappy - Apr 19, 2005 9:43:05 am PDT #4377 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Just like: Robin is a girl.
Scrappy is a disco inferno.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 19, 2005 9:47:55 am PDT #4378 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
the lady who made my latte today called me sweetheart and was really nice to me. It kind of made me want to cry. People are not so much with the nice, these days, in my work world.
-t - Apr 19, 2005 9:48:22 am PDT #4379 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
According to the Indianapolis Star:
Choosing a new name as pontiff did not become a tradition until 996, when Bruno, the first German pope, became known as Gregory V. Named after a pagan god, the 6th-century priest Mercury changed his name to John II as pope.
Eta: Oh, Nora, people should be nice to you! What is wrong with people that they are not showering Nora with kindness?
sj - Apr 19, 2005 9:53:07 am PDT #4380 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Nora}}} Everyone should always be nice to you.
{{{vw}}} Much strength~ma to you.
Maria - Apr 19, 2005 9:53:41 am PDT #4381 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Just like: Robin is a girl.
Scrappy is a disco inferno.
Now THAT is a religion I could get behind!
edit: Nora, everyone should be nice to you. I so decree. If they are not, off with their heads. Or let them eat cake. On second thought, you keep the cake AND the heads. They can't have one without the other.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 19, 2005 9:53:55 am PDT #4382 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
What is wrong with people that they are not showering Nora with kindness?
I honestly do not know.
It's less that everyone is mean, it's more that everyone is needy. And they need what they need RIGHT fucking NOW.
t shrug
Customer service type stuff. what can you do? I wish I was good at something that didn't involve talking to strangers all damn day long.
eeeh. I'm whining.
Cashmere - Apr 19, 2005 9:56:08 am PDT #4383 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I tried to be super nice yesterday. I smiled and spoke to lots of strangers. This one couple waited to pull into the parking space next to me until after I had gotten Owen out of his car seat when I went into a store. As I walked out, I noticed they had a little girl, too. I smiled and thanked them for waiting and commenting what a pretty little girl they had. The little girl smiled at me but the woman didn't even LOOK at me. *shrug*
-t - Apr 19, 2005 10:01:14 am PDT #4384 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Customer service type stuff is exhausting. It's one of those things that I'm always surprised that I'm good at, but I can only do it for so long before it takes its toll on the rest of my life. At my worst I'd become wholly anti-social because I talked to people all day long at work and when I got home I couldn't bear talking to more people, even if they were my friends.
So, hey, if whining helps, whine away.