"I'm the Pope! I'm the Pope!"

While Time and Newsweek doubtless would have lionized them all had they been around at the time, Pr. Paul McCain's Cyberbrethren points out that sanctity has not always been a part of the job description for a Pope.

For example, when we call George Washington "the Father of his Country," the expression is not intended to be taken literally.

This would not necessarily be the case if one described, say, Pope Alexander VI that way.