A "Special Report" from ChurchMilitant.TV gives us some insight into the selection of papal names. (Go to the link to sign up for a Premium Membership!)
"You aim at a devout life, dear Philothea, because as a Christian you know that such devotion is most acceptable to God's Divine Majesty," says St. Francis de Sales in his book "Introduction to the Devout Life". And we can all be Philotheas, as St. Francis notes: "I have made use of a name suitable to all who seek the devout life, Philothea meaning one who loves God."
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