• anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    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.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      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.