ROME, April 20, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In the early days of any papacy, much attention is given to signals that give hints to the direction and priorities of the newly elected pope. One of the most significant, but difficult to verify of these signals is the papal name. Since the early centuries of the Church the newly elected pope has followed the custom of adopting a name, usually one of some predecessor.More at LifeSiteNews
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The deeper roots of the name might be more illuminating. The Church’s first famous Benedict was the 6th century founder of Western Monasticism. St. Benedict of Nursia is normally credited with saving western Christian culture during the rise of the barbarian invasions of Europe that finally threw down the corrupt old order of the Roman Empire.
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