by Br. Alexis Bugnolo

Ever since January 2, 533 A. D., when the Archpriest of St. Clement’s Basilica, Father Mercurius was elected pope, the popes have taken regnal names which differ from their baptismal names.  Father Mercurius did this, to avoid the scandal of naming the pagan god, Mercury, in the Canon of the Mass. He took the name Pope John II.

In the Last 14 centuries, there have been a variety of regnal names, some of which have been more common than others, as you can see from this partial table (click to enlarge):

Where, you can see that there have been 23 popes with the name John. However, not all of these popes were true popes, because in the past, antipopes also took regnal names to legitimize their claim, and true popes avoided taking their name number. For example Pope John XXIII in 1958 took the name and number of an anti-pope, a decision which has always cast suspicion on his intentions as pope.

In our own lifetimes, we have seen the novelty of taking a double regnal name, John Paul, in honor of both Pope John XXIII and Paul VI.

And then there are always outliers who take unique names out of devotion to certain saints or to fool the innocent, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio did, when taking the name of Saint Francis, as his regnal name, to pretend he had something to do with the saint, when in reality he was a godless Freemason and lover of perverts. — A thing no true Franciscan will ever forgive him for and for which alone he is most certainly damned, since Saint Francis, for all his purity and love of the Lord Jesus, was honored by the Sacred Heart Himself, Who declared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, that the Poverello of Assisi was the Saint closest to His Sacred Heart.

Why Popes take regnal names

Nowadays, Popes take regnal names not because their first name is that of a pagan god — though admittedly this might reoccur seeing how fast Western Civilization is collapsing into superstitions under the weight of Masonic and Rothschild propaganda — but to indicate the agenda of their papacy, though not always in a clear manner, as just mentioned with the pope from Argentina, that land, where the natives themselves say, “Every Argentine is a liar”.

So when we hear the name of the new Pope, to be elected most likely this month, we will know immediately what course his is going to turn the Barque of Peter.

The Name will name the new Pope: what to expect?

If he takes the name Francis II, we can presume he is a self-declared formal and manifest heretic and that his election is null and void, in virtue of the Bull of Pope Paul IV, Cum ex apostolatus officio. Such a regnal name would be a special case of self-declaration as a heretic, because of its absolute connection with the pontificate of apostasy and fraud by Pope Francis.

If he takes the name Benedict XVII, this is a very strong sign that he will repudiate all the errors of Pope Francis, against which Pope Benedict XVI already spoke and wrote scathing criticisms, before 2013.

If he takes the name John Paul III, we will know that he is in favor of Vatican II, but wants to get back to the sane principles of Catholic morality which Pope Francis attacked at every turn.

If he takes the name of Paul VII, he will most likely suppress the Traditional Latin Mass and be open to the LGBTQ agenda, since Paul VI was a notorious sodomite.

If he takes the name of John XXIV, he probably will call another ecumenical counsel to change the Catholic religion even more.

If he takes the name of Pius XIII he probably will reverse the disastrous decisions of Vatican II and restore the eternal faith.

If he takes the name of Leo XIV, he will probably speak out against Agenda 2030 and propose instead Catholic Social teaching as the only real alternative which helps mankind, and promote devotion to Our Lady as a foundation of Christian family life.

If he takes the name of Sixtus VI, he will restore the Tridentine Mass as the norm in the Latin Church, while sending a strong signal to Freemasons, that he has their number.

If the takes the name Honorius V, he will signal that he is going to insist on the observance of Canon Law and promote the reform of religious life, because Honorius IV approved of Saint Francis’ Franciscans and St. Dominic’s Friars Preacher.

However, if Cardinal Provost is elected pope, he might take Eugene V as his regnal name, simply because Eugene IV was the last Augustinian Friar to be made pope, and he himself is an Augustian.

Finally, if he takes the name of an ancient Pope-Martyr, he will be signalling that the Church as to return to Her roots and to the faith of the Martyrs. But if he takes any modern Saint’s name, like that of. St. Maximilian Kolbe, he will be trying to imitate his spirituality and apostolic zeal. Or if he takes the name of a Pope who had good relations with the Greeks, such as Pope St. Agatho, we will know he is going to strive to heal the nearly 1000 year schism with the Orthodox. And if he takes a regnal name based on St. Peter Damian, then we know he is going to cleanse the Church of the filth of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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