The new Pope chooses Leo as the name of the papal. Here’s why the Paps change their names and what you mean.

Cardinal Robert was declared as a prev New Pontifor And Pope Leo chose XIV name.

There are no written rules or official criteria for the name of a Pope, but they choose the names that make sense in the Catholic tradition.

The importance of a Pope’s name

The name of a new Pope’s choice “will show a certain spirit and direction of the new Pope,” said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor of religious studies at Dayton University.

“The first thing to look like, said this would be the same name?” Said. “It will notice anything about the direction he wants to buy the Pope.”

Leo has been selected 13 times before. The last, Pope Leo was the head of the church between the XIII, 1878-1903.

Pope FrancisWhose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, first chose a papal name by Pope, therefore, “You should ask, have the traditional personality or people who have the name?”

For Francis, the Assisi-in Saint Francis, known for charity and simplicity.

What are the most common papal names?

Most used names by Popes:

• John: 23 times
• Benedict: 16 times
• Gregory: 16 times
• Clement: 14 times
• Leo: 14 times
• Innocent: 13 times
• Pius: 12 times

“The Pope can be more than one reference to the name he chosen,” Doyle said.

For example, Pope Benedict XVI During the World War II, which leads the Church, and Benedictin’s order, which affects the order of Benedict and the distribution of Christianity in Europe in Europe XV

The name of John, who is the most popular, can refer to John’s Gospel, John, John, John. Doyle. Also, Jesus baptized the Prophet.

Popes always changed their names?

Did not change the name of each papa in history. 266 Pop from Pop, chose new names according to 129 Vatican news.

Experience more than the 11th century, a period of a period, Reverto Regoli, Reverto Regoli, Reverto Regoli, said he was a historian Roberto Regoli at the names of the early church bishops.

For centuries, the new Poplar tends to choose the name of the Pope to the Cardinal.

Only the middle of the 20th century begins to choose the names that called the aim of the new Poplar hat.

Names never been selected by the pope

Some bible names not used by a Pope are Joseph, James and Andrew.

Popes did not choose Peter, the St. Peter, the disciple of Jesus, known as the first Pope, said experts.

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