Friday, April 23, 2010

How do hebrew-speaking catholics name pope Benedict XVI? Baruch XVI?

My doubt is because of Baruch Spinoza or Benedictus Spinoza...

How do hebrew-speaking catholics name pope Benedict XVI? Baruch XVI?
They call him Benedict. Spinoza's original name was Baruch; he changed to Benedict it once he formally abandoned Judaism.


The pope has never had a Jewish name.
Reply:One cannot extrapolate from Spinoza. Jews often have a Hebrew name and a non-Hebrew name.





A person's name is what he calls himself.





Benedictus is Benedictus.


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