• We Have Had Two Popes Named John-Paul ...

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to nz.politics,alt.politics.religion on Sat Sep 5 09:18:29 2026
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    ... but no George-Ringo.
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  • From Smithwicks@enjoyasmithwicks@myplace.com to nz.politics,alt.politics.religion on Wed Sep 23 01:19:22 2026
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    In article <117gmp5$1cm61$1@dont-email.me>,
    Lawrence DrCOOliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    ... but no George-Ringo.

    Ah, but there's a hidden trick here. John Paul I took his name from his
    two immediate predecessors, John XXIII and Paul VI. Then John Paul I
    died less than a month into being Pope and the next guy elected decided
    to pay a bit of honor to HIS predecessor and take up the name again,
    thus becoming John Paul II (and reigning for ages and ages and ages).

    So what we really need is to have a Pope George elected, THEN a Pope
    Ringo, THEN for the next guy to be a really big fan of the previous two.

    Viola! Pope George Ringo!
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