Does the selection of the name "Benedict" mean the pope is going to get married?

Question

Look it up.

Answer 1

He chose the name after Benedict XV, who was a Benedictine (of the benedictine order). Fortmer cardinal Joseph Ratzinger never hid his admiration to this pope for his spirituality (he admires a lot the benedictine spirituality) but also for his active involvement in the peace process of WWI.

In what way does the name Benedict conects to or implies marriage? This is not a philosophial question my friend, is based on false assumptions and phalacical thought process: (*** hoc, ergo propter hoc)
To say that the name benedict implies marriage is like saying that because everytime I look at the sky is thunders, then my looking at the sky causes the thunder, see?

Answer 2

YES. the pope like the other celibates in his order, say that they are married to Christ. They are wedded to His principles and doctrine. So obviously yes.
But the name Benedict in Shakespearean usage has nothing to do with this controversy.

Answer 3

Not according to the Pope.

Pope Benedict XVI chose the name Benedict for several reasons. At his papal audience on April 27, 2005, he explained his motivations for adopting the name.

“I want to call myself Benedict XVI to bind myself to the venerated Pope Benedict XV, who guided the church in a troubled period because of the First World War. He was a courageous and authentic prophet of peace and worked with valiant courage first to prevent the drama of war and then to limit its nefarious consequences. In his footsteps, I want to place my ministry at the service of reconciliation and harmony among individuals and peoples, deeply convinced that the great good of peace is, first of all, a gift of God, a fragile and precious gift to invoke, safeguard and build day after day with the help of everyone.”

Benedict XVI also said he chose the name to evoke the spirit of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism whose influence helped spread Christianity over Europe.

“St. Benedict is very venerated in Germany, particularly in Bavaria, my homeland. He is a basic point of reference for the unity of Europe and a strong reminder of the undeniable Christian roots of its culture and civilization.”


No Pope is obligated to change his name. This is a pious tradition (not Sacred Tradition).

The practice arose when a pagan convert to Christianity became Pope and changed his name from Mercury (after the pagan Roman god) to John II in 533 C.E.

Until then, the Popes kept their original names, from Peter (#1) to Boniface II (#55).

Between John II (#56) and Sergius IV (#142) in 1009 C.E. only a few Popes changed their names.

But since Sergius IV, it has been common practice for all Popes to change their name when elected pontiff except Adrian VI and Marcellus II.

http://www.usccb.org/comm/popebenedictxvi/namebenedict.shtml
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12260a.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

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