medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Not indecent I'm afraid. And by itself not indecorous, either. But,
coupled with the next ordinal in its sequence, the sort of thing that
might provoke smirks or titters (though not in the papal presence, of
course). Best again, JD
On Sunday, April 3, 2005at 9:15 am, Marjorie Greene wrote (quoting me):
> "One name has ceased to be used for reasons (I suppose) of decorum:
> >Sixtus. But a particularly bold electee could restore it."
>
> ?? I'm quite naive but "Sixtus" as not decorous? You must explain,
> off-list
> if I'm not getting something terribly indecent.
> I keep hoping for an exotic name. We could use another Zosimus...
> "Linus" is
> out because of "Peanuts," and "Sylvester" will always be a lisping
> cat (for
> Americans, at least).
> MG
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