Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: carter@huey.css.gov (Sam Carter) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Names of Popes Message-ID: Date: 26 Jul 90 05:47:08 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 9 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In a recent discussion with some of my friends, I remarked that there have been no popes named Peter other that Peter himself. None of us knew why this to be true. Is there an edict against a pope selecting the name Peter or is it just tradition that no one has or will select that name? D E O G R A T I A S Sam Carter (carter@huey.css.gov) Springfield, Va.