[Carolina]

And did you ever hear Pope John Paul II referred to as "Pope Wojtyla"?

Yes, in Europe, JPII was referred to as Pope Wojtyla and B16 as Pope Ratzinger.

[dangus]

>> Yes, in Europe, JPII was referred to as Pope Wojtyla and B16 as Pope Ratzinger. <<

Google, with international settings, shows 704 hits for "Pope Wojtyla," and 38,000 hits for "Pope Ratzinger."

[Nihil Obstat]

thanks -- it seems a little disrespectful to my non-Italian ears. Guess it isn't.