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As a practicing Roman Catholic, I'm not thrilled about his choice of name... Cannoli Send a noteboard - 15/03/2013 01:14:07 AM

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Don't know if you guys heard about it, not much news coverage. Oh and he also chose a classic sissy name, Francis -snickers-

...but not for this reason. The two saints most likely to have inspired this name, "Xavier" and "Of Assisi" had more guts than any three action stars, or any eight internet commentators. Francis Xavier went to Asia at a time when they were extremely xenophobic to try converting them to Christianity, and Francis of Assisi preemptively pwned every Jehovah's Witness & Mormon ever, by showing up on the doorstep of the Sultan of Egypt to try converting him, IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIEGE. The Sultan actually gave him a respectful hearing before apologetically stating that as the foremost Muslim head of state in the world, converting right at that moment might be a little awkward, politically speaking.

On the other hand, we've got the first Pope to immigrate to Vatican City in 35 years (I'm pretty sure Ratzinger was living there before he was elected), and of COURSE he's a Latino...

Cannoli
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So evidently there was this new Pope elected Nighthawk - 14/03/2013 04:50:13 PM 849 Views
How about you pause for a moment and think about how you'd feel.. HyogaRott - 14/03/2013 08:56:08 PM 622 Views
Re: How about you pause for a moment and think about how you'd feel.. Nighthawk - 14/03/2013 10:47:00 PM 582 Views
Not being massively insecure TheCrownless - 15/03/2013 12:06:25 AM 638 Views
Thicken up that skin, buddy beetnemesis - 15/03/2013 07:57:12 PM 567 Views
As a practicing Roman Catholic, I'm not thrilled about his choice of name... Cannoli - 15/03/2013 01:14:07 AM 630 Views
Out of curiosity, why do you like dislike the name? *NM* Ghavrel - 15/03/2013 06:56:59 AM 304 Views
The irony of someone whose listed name is "Robin" making this joke amuses me *NM* Larry - 15/03/2013 06:11:10 AM 285 Views
For real. Do Robins outside of Batman and Pooh sidekicks exist? *NM* Ghavrel - 15/03/2013 06:57:44 AM 277 Views
They do! Spriteling - 15/03/2013 11:07:21 AM 676 Views
It's a relatively common (and exclusively male) name here. Also, Robin Hood, anyone? *NM* Legolas - 15/03/2013 05:39:23 PM 250 Views
There was one in the last season of Buffy *NM* beetnemesis - 15/03/2013 08:03:52 PM 244 Views
Hahaha, Burn Artsapat - 15/03/2013 09:35:19 AM 554 Views
Androgynous names. Palatine - 15/03/2013 05:00:44 PM 572 Views
There are women called Francis? Never heard that. Legolas - 15/03/2013 05:38:31 PM 549 Views
Yeah......I don't know what it's like where you are Sareitha Sedai - 15/03/2013 08:02:25 PM 586 Views
Yes and no. Palatine - 16/03/2013 12:12:45 PM 617 Views
Oh, I knew that Larry - 16/03/2013 07:06:20 AM 518 Views
I took it as you meant it. Palatine - 16/03/2013 12:15:30 PM 499 Views
Not my real name Nighthawk - 15/03/2013 10:20:52 PM 615 Views
Ha! Larry - 16/03/2013 07:07:10 AM 579 Views
No, just your sissy name. *NM* everynametaken - 17/03/2013 06:51:03 PM 253 Views
i'm waiting for the first time he deals with a church crisis..... moondog - 15/03/2013 05:34:09 PM 550 Views
"I hate stairs" immediately came to mind, but that's an entirely different Francis. *NM* Zalis - 15/03/2013 08:01:57 PM 292 Views
Yeah, with a name like that, he'll never get laid... *NM* jh - 15/03/2013 07:44:01 PM 278 Views
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