John XXVI, Francisco II or Juan Pablo III?: Why does the new name of the Pope mix
One of the first decisions that Francisco’s successor will make immediately after his choice and in the Sistine Chapel It will be your new name. What the faithful will call the new bishop of Rome It is of profound importanceSince it indicates the address that the pontificate will take.
Jorge Mario Bergolio wanted that the Church opened to the poor. He wanted to be a Pope that the faithful associated with humility and simplicity, then adopted the name of Francisco, a wink in San Francisco de Asís, who lived a life of poverty. Joseph Ratzinger, taking the name of Benedict XVI, referred to the legacy of Benedict XV. He was a Pope who tried to work for peace during world war.
Instead, Karol Wojtyla, taking the name of John Paul II, implied it He would follow the path of his three predecessors: Juan Pablo I, Pablo VI and Juan XXIII. The custom of adopting a new name dates back to the seventh century. Mercury was chosen to occupy Pedro’s throne.
The new Pope considered that his name was not in line with the position and was associated too much with a pagan divinity Romina. As a result, he adopted the name of John II. 400 years later, Juan XIV, baptized as Pedro, Out of respect for San Pedro, I didn’t want the faithful to call him Pedro IIsince he didn’t feel worthy of that name. Until today, no Pope has called Pedro.
Over the centuries, the most common names that the potatoes have taken are Juan (23 times), Benedict (16 times) and Gregorio (16 times). It is not known what it will be The name of the next Pope. The Vaticanologists speculate that it will be John XXVI, like the wink in San Juan XXIII, who was the reformer and the initiator of the second Vatican Council. Pope Francis, at the time, was of a similar opinion.
On a Mongol flight to Rome in September 2023, journalists asked Francisco if he had planned to visit Vietnam. He replied that if he did not go, Without a doubt Juan XXIV would do it. Is this the name that will be the new Holy Father? Everything will be clarified after the white smoke rises on the chapel of Sistine which announces the choice of the 267 head of the Catholic Church to the world.
