The phrase "a young pope" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a pope who is relatively young in age, either in a literal sense or in the context of their papacy.
Example: "The story revolves around a young pope who challenges traditional beliefs and brings a fresh perspective to the Vatican."
Alternatives: "a youthful pope" or "a new pope".
A young pope!" Charles-Donatien laughed and shook his head.
News leaked out in bits, each more deliciously risible than the last: Jude Law to play a young pope!
Antonio Banderas is being tapped by one of Italy's most successful film producers to star as a young Pope Francis in a new biopic.
The filmmaker declared that he intended a fresh take on the Vatican: "There has never been an American Pope or recently a young Pope — forty-five, withen the Church hierarchy, is relatively young".
The choice of Francis, who is 76, also defied some predictions that the 115 cardinals would opt for a young pope who could energize the church at a time when it faces a shortage of priests, growing competition from evangelical churches in the Southern Hemisphere, a sexual abuse crisis that has undermined the church's moral authority in the West and difficulties governing the Vatican itself.
That is all then subsumed into the joke of its own existence: "They made a show about a young pope?
Q: Are there signs that the Catholic Church might be looking for a younger pope?
Mr. Akin also wrote, however, that the resignation of the 85-year-old Benedict could push cardinals to pick a younger pope this time.
Ms. Toma said she hoped for a younger pope, and one more ready to embrace changes, including on the question of divorce, which the church prohibits.
He will likely travel around the world evangelizing vigorously, perhaps resuming the large stadium masses characteristic of a younger Pope John Paul II.
In other words, it is plausible that the resignation of Benedict XVI — which conventional wisdom held might tilt the cardinals toward electing a younger pope — in fact enabled them to choose an older one.
