That’s the name I was hoping the next Pope would choose. Alicious.
Then we could say all sorts of cool things about how him being popealicious.
It could’ve become a trend. If he was very compassionate, then maybe when someone is compassionate, we’d say, “He’s popealicious.”
Benedict reminds me too much of Benedict Arnold. I wish I knew something about Benedicts I-XV. I suppose I could look it up, but I’m not that curious 
Do you know if the original popes Benedict were named after St. Benedict?
Anonymous
April 24th, 2005
I suspect that at least some of them took the name based upon that, since he’s about the only really famous historical Benedict, but I can’t say for certain why they took that name, or even exactly what XVI was thinking by taking it. It would be all speculation.
A
April 24th, 2005
The most important Benedict to know about is the original: St. Benedict (not a pope), widely regarded (with St. Anthony of the Desert) as one of the fathers/founders of maonasticism. His monastic rule is the basis of most monastic type rules (they’ve never been able to completely or successfully “reinvent the wheel”, so to speak), and many who are not monks attempt to guide their lives in the spirit of its teachings. As a Benedictine oblate I happen to be one of them, so I guess I’m biased.
Sorry for the speech, but I had to weigh in on a significant historical and religious figure and one (sadly) too little known and read outside of monasticism. And as the Benedictines have been saying to people for almost 1500 years:
Pax
A
April 22nd, 2005