Popes choose their own name based on the saint they’d like to model during their service. Pope Leo XIV took his name from St. Leo the Great, a Roman Catholic Pope who famously met with Attila the Hun and the Vandals to prevent them from destroying Rome.
They also chose them based on previous popes with the same name and the last pope who took that name was Leo XIII, the peoples pope.
He was pro workers, pro science and a good diplomat.
He beefed with french monarchists and pushed german political discourse towards support social welfare and worker rights.
Popes choose their own name based on the saint they’d like to model during their service. Pope Leo XIV took his name from St. Leo the Great, a Roman Catholic Pope who famously met with Attila the Hun and the Vandals to prevent them from destroying Rome.
I’d say that’s a pretty good sign.
They also chose them based on previous popes with the same name and the last pope who took that name was Leo XIII, the peoples pope.
He was pro workers, pro science and a good diplomat.
He beefed with french monarchists and pushed german political discourse towards support social welfare and worker rights.
I think that’s the best case for a pope.
That’s true. It could be inspired by any of the previous 13 Popes or a saint. There are no strict rules when selecting the name.