Best Pope Nickname

[meow2u3]

View Poll Results: What's the best nickname for the new Pope?
Panzer Papa 2 2.56%
B-16 21 26.92%
German Shepherd 9 11.54%
Papa Benny/Bene 6 7.69%
Pope Benedict XVI 4 5.13%
Papa Ratzi 7 8.97%
Other - please explain 29 37.18%

http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?s=55974d5f51667db995522b3731b59366&t=51524

[DemBones DemBones]

1. I'll just stick with "IlPapa" since it works for every Pope!

Plus, I love Italian/Italians/Italy.

:loveya:

But I like "German Shepherd," too, since his nationality is a novelty, popewise.

[Maeve]

5. Well, and he is supposed to shepherd the Church

Hoping he's a good listener, and not one addicted to the sound of his own bark...

[Scurrilous]

2. Pope Benz. n/t

[CBHagman]

3. A co-worker friend came up with "Pope Ratso."

He even suggested the e-mail address should be [e-mail].

Well, if Albert Finney played John Paul II in a film, surely Dustin Hoffman can play Benedict XVI in an upcoming project. :-)

But I also like "German Shepherd." I haven't heard that one since the 1976 CYO convention in Myrtle Beach. Our then-archbishop, whose name escapes me, also termed himself the German shepherd.

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[DemBones DemBones]

6. How about Papa Joe? I was

inspired to think of that when I heard Jon Stewart call him "Joey Rat," making it sound like a Mafia name. That was the first nickname I'd heard that used his baptismal name.

I think the Daily Show has done some very funny bits, having fun at Benedict's expense but not in a nasty way. The bit about him being such an unenthusiastic Hitler Youth member that his basement is still full of unsold Hitler Youth cookies was great. "Aryan Mints, an oreo-like cookie with a cream center between two white cookies."

[meow2u3]

7. "Papa Joe" sounds like a brand of PIZZA!

I wouldn't want to compare the Holy Father with food! :D