Everyone in the comments here thinks that they are being very clever, but they all say the same thing. Now, the reason why popes had this name is after the Holy Innocents, which is an event in the Gospel of Matthew where king Herod orders all children younger than two years to be murdered in hopes of getting Jesus. These are especially remembered in Catholicism because they were the first martyrs.
Now, the reason why popes had this name is after the Holy Innocents, which is an event in the Gospel of Matthew where king Herod orders all children younger than two years to be murdered in hopes of getting Jesus. These are especially remembered in Catholicism because they were the first martyrs.