Long History Of The Pope's Name: John Is Most Often Used

JAKARTA - In addition to the new Pope, the announcement of the name chosen is also awaited by the world community, when cardinals who have voting rights follow conclave, the election of a new Pope to replace the late Pope Francis.

The second day of conclave implementation, 135 electoral cardinals have not succeeded in selecting a new Pope in two rounds of voting at the Sistina Chapel, Vatican on Thursday morning, quoted from CNN May 8.

The day before, cardinals had yet to agree on a new Pope in the inaugural vote.

As a marker after the vote, smoke will come out through the Sistina Chapel and can be seen from St. Peter's Square. If the new Pope is elected, white smoke will come out. On the other hand, if no Pope has been elected, black smoke will come out.

"Later, after the new Pope is elected and the Chief of the Cardinal Council will confirm the willingness of selected candidates and ask the name of the Pope he wants to use," Vatican News quoted him as saying.

Cardinal Proto-Diakon then announced to the faithful the election and the name of the new Pope with the famous sentence: "Anntio vobis gaudium magnum; Habemus Papam."

The choice of the Pope's name is a tradition with a long history preserved in the Vatican. The new Pope chose the name he would use, different from the religious name, following the first Pope, St. Peter, whose birth name was Simon.

This tradition has emerged since the first millennials of Christianity, to signify that the election to the Holy Throne is the same as the second birth.

However, not all of the Popes follow this practice. Of the 266 whales in history to date, only 129 have chosen new names.

This tradition became the standard practice that began in 955 with Pope John XII, and continues to this day, except for Adrian VI (1522-1523) and Marcellus II (1555).

Regarding the choice of names, many often choose the same name as their immediate or recent predecessors because of respect, admiration, or recognition, signaling the desire to follow in their footsteps and continuing the most relevant papalities.

Others choose different names from their immediate predecessors, sometimes indicating commitment to innovation and change. This was symbolized by Pope Francis, the first Pope in history to take the name Santo Assisi.

The most frequently chosen names are Yohanes (21 times), followed by Gregorius (16), Benediktus (15), Clement (14), and Innocent and Leo (13) in the top five.

In the history of Papal, Yohanes, the most commonly used name, was first elected in 523 by Saint John I, Pope and martyred.

The last Pope to choose this name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli of Italy, who was elected Pope John XXIII in 1958, who was declared a Saint by Pope Francis in 2014.

Among the names of the Pope, there was the name of the Prophet Paul chosen, including Pope Montini (Paul VI, 1963-1978), whose choice reflects one of the main aspects of his papality 'initiation of Apostolic Travel abroad.

On the other hand, there is also the Pope who used two of his predecessors, Albino Luciani in 1978, who later became Pope John Paul I, who emphasized continuity with the papalities of Yohanes XXIII and Paulus VI. His successor, Karol Wojtyola, repeated this choice as John Paul II.

Sedangkan Benedict XVI, dalam Audiensi Umum pertamanya pada tanggal 27 April 2005, ia menjelas memilih nama Benedict untuk secara simbolis menghubungkan dirinya dengan Paus Benedict XV, yang memimpin Church selama periode penuh flucak Perang Dunia I, dan dengan sosok luar Santo Benedict dari Nursia, Patriark Monastisisme Barat dan pelindungan Eropa.

On the other hand, among the names that a Pope has never chosen are Joseph, James, Andrew, and Luke. In addition, no Pope has ever chosen Peter's name, out of respect for the first Pope.

Konklaf to choose a replacement for the late Pope Francis will continue with elections on Thursday afternoon local time. It is known, if the vote starts in the afternoon of the first day, there will only be one ballot. In the following days, two votings were held in the morning and two in the afternoon.

If voters fail to reach an agreement on a candidate after three days of inconclusive voting, pauses for up to one day are allowed to pray, free discussions among voters, and brief spiritual advice by Cardinal Proto-Dikon.

Konklaf this time is the largest and most geographically diverse in the history of the election of 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.

According to Reuters on May 8, 133 cardinals from 70 countries have followed conclavely this time, up from the previous 115 cardinals from 48 countries in the 2013 conclave, reflecting the achievements of the late Pope Francis' efforts to expand the reach of the Church during his 12-year leadership.

In fact, there are currently 135 cardinals under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave of 71 countries, quoted from the Associated Press.

However, the two cardinals officially notified the Vatican's Holy See that they could not attend for health reasons, bringing the number of cardinals who would enter the Sistina Chapel to 133 people.

No Pope in modern times was elected on the first day conclave. The majority of the two-thirds are needed to be whales, meaning if the number of electors remains 133, winners must get 89 votes.