the buzz log
The Pope Sparks Questions in Search
As Pope Benedict continues his tour of the U.S., searches for the Catholic leader have swelled. Over the past week, lookups for "pope benedict xvi" picked up more than 670%.
Searchers have turned to the Web to find out where the pontiff is ("pope in new york," "pope in dc," "pope in america"), what he looks like ("pope benedict xvi pictures"), who he's seen ("bush pope"), and what talk show hosts have been saying about him ("bill maher pope").
Benedict's presence in the U.S. has also stirred up a number of questions about the life and times of the papacy. Over the past seven days, we've logged queries that ranged from who the first pope was to how the modern-day ones drive around. Here are some of the fastest-moving "pope" searches from the past week...
Filed under: Pope Benedict XVI
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