Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoDo all popes have to use name's from past popes or saints? Or could I be Pope badassmotherfucker? Or just my regular name?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareDo all popes have to use name's from past popes or saints? Or could I be Pope badassmotherfucker? Or just my regular name?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoYeah. To add to what your said, the tradition of taking on a new name has become a political statement in its own right. The name is a reflection on how the Pope intends to lead.
minus-squareBladeFederation@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIn what way? What is “Leo” implying abkut leadership?
minus-squareevike@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agohttps://www.astrology.com/zodiac-signs/leo But more seriously, the previous Pope Leo was known for supporting unions and workers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rerum_novarum so it’s likely a nod to that.
Yeah. To add to what your said, the tradition of taking on a new name has become a political statement in its own right. The name is a reflection on how the Pope intends to lead.
In what way? What is “Leo” implying abkut leadership?
https://www.astrology.com/zodiac-signs/leo
But more seriously, the previous Pope Leo was known for supporting unions and workers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rerum_novarum so it’s likely a nod to that.