Who was Pope when you were born?

[CubsFan1982]

Poll question: Who was Pope when you were born?

In the spirit of the week, here's another annoying poll for you. No cats were harmed in the posting of this thread.

The timeline goes from John Paul II back to Pius XI. I doubt there are many here born before 1922, so that's the cutoff. John Paul II was Pope when I was born, so he's literally the only Pope I've known. What about you?

Oh, and vote other if you do happen to have been born before 1922 or there was no Pope when you were born.

Poll result (80 votes)
John Paul II (16 October 1978 - 2 April 2005)	(23 votes, 29%)	Vote
John Paul I (26 August - 28 September 1978)	(2 votes, 3%)	Vote
Paul VI (21 June 1963 - 6 August 1978)	(28 votes, 35%)	Vote
John XXIII (28 October 1958 -3 June 1963)	(9 votes, 11%)	Vote
Pius XII (2 March 1939 - 9 October 1958)	(18 votes, 23%)	Vote
Pius XI (6 February 1922 - 10 February 1939)	(0 votes, 0%)	Vote
Other (before 1922) - please specify	(0 votes, 0%)	Vote
Other (Interregnum)	(0 votes, 0%)	Vote

[Fenris]

1. Juan Pablo Dos

[coloradodem2005]

2. Pope John Paul II.

[last_texas_dem]

3. It'll be interesting to see

if any DUers were born during that one month in '78 when John Paul I was Pope!

I'm a Pope John Paul II baby myself.

[last_texas_dem]

4. And I see we have one now! nt

[boneygrey]

5. Paul VI

[Jackpine Radical]

6. They didn't have popes yet when I was born.

And, dammit, we LIKED it that way.

[CubsFan1982]

7. Wow. You must be really old!

[tjwmason]

10. The first Pope was c.33

Though subject to a few years either way, depending on when Christ was born.

[imenja]

16. even before the gospels were written?

Peter and Paul founded the Church. I'm not convinced by your dates here.

[CubsFan1982]

18. Peter is credited as Pope from 30 AD to 64 or 67 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter

[imenja]

20. I just checked. Here it says 32-67

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes#until_249

So he was correct.

[imenja]

17. you're correct. Peter: 32-67 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes#until_249

[Lavender Brown]

8. JP II

My mom was born in Italy in 46 and was named after Pope Pius.

[WI_DEM]

9. Innocent XIII

seriously Pope Paul VI

[Renew Deal]

12. I hope the next one goes with Innocent

That would be so cool. Also, the Innocent popes are supposed to represent more peace and opened mindedness IIRC.

[4_Legs_Good]

13. I bet the next one is Gregory

It's a good one. Don't know if that means he'll think he's all that, or he'll actually be all that.

david

[Beaverhausen]

11. Someone voted JP I? He was pope for a month

wow.

[4_Legs_Good]

14. JP seemed like such a cool guy

from what I've read, seen. I was only 7 and it was only a month (32 days I think), so I don't really remember (though I remember 1978 being tumultuous as a Catholic kid).

I read his book (which he wrote as Albino Luciani before he became pope). It was a collection of letters to various real and fictional people throughout history.

I wish he had had more of a chance.



"The Pope Who Smiled"
Pope John Paul
Albino Luciani
1912-1978

david

[CubsFan1982]

15. One wonders what kind of Church he would have left.

I don't know the man's politics, but I wonder if we may have more of a progressive, Vatican II church than we do now.

[imenja]

22. the CIA killed him

Did you miss that thread?

[Cush]

19. John Paul I

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

21. Pope Pius XII,

but I remember both John XXIII and Paul VI very well.

[BikeWriter]

23. Uh, Saint Peter, I think...