what was pope john II known for?

Question

i need to know its a project for school
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Answer 1

John II was the first Pope to change his name.

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 Mercurius (after the pagan Roman god Mercury ) 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 2

Squishy universalism.