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Tried to find the answer to why there has never been a Pope Luke...

posted 13 years ago by bpilling
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And... I dont know. Why have there been so many Johns and Matthews and Marks but never a Luke? Is the name Luke special for some reason?

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[–] Doctor_Strangelove24 12 years ago

Luke was a uniquely Greek name without much of a Latin equivalent. Since most popes are/were Italian, the other names tend to fit better with local italian tradition/culture.

I happen to think Luke was a pretty cool guy -- doctor and historian/scholar.

[–] velcronewsletter 12 years ago

i'm surprised too, i always thought that luke was a prominent witness in the bible being a doctor etc. i never thought of the reason as to why luke wasn't top of the list in pope names

[–] lalex81 12 years ago

Luke wasn't a prominent witness. Out of the four gospels his is the only one not written by an apostle and it's possible he wasn't even around when Jesus was, but rather compiled these stories after Jesus died.

[–] velcronewsletter 12 years ago

thanks for the clarification

[–] Strazdamonas 8 years ago

None of the gospels in the bible were written by apostles. they were written mostly after apostles death, some decades, some hundreds of years later.

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[–] torquemama2002 12 years ago

It's based on choice by the pope-elect himself. If you open your Bible(New American Standard Bible)you'll see a list of popes, starting with Peter.

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[–] bpilling 11 years ago

Well I know that. I know the pope picks his name, and there has never been a Pope Luke, my question was why, and seems to have been answered.

"R.I.P. Harry Kalas"

[–] DayWithoutGames 9 years ago

Luke ? As in Luke Skywalker ? Lol , and we have Obi-Wan Kenobi starring in this movie .