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Originally posted by honeychile
I believe that they get to choose their papal name. I think I heard that John Paul I combined two different pope's names who he had respected, and as JPI died so quickly, John Paul II took the same name.
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If my memory serves me, you are correct. The previous Popes before John Paul I were Pope John and Pope Paul. Since John Paul I only reigned about a month, Cardinal Wojtlya chose John Paul II for himself.
Since this was about the time of the original Star Wars, and little round headed droids, The Pope's "name" around our Detroit TV newsroom was J2P2.