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woolldog

(8,791 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:38 PM Sep 2015

Why isn't the Pope speaking in English?

If you're going to stay in America, you should speak American, imho.

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Why isn't the Pope speaking in English? (Original Post) woolldog Sep 2015 OP

How's the weather in Wasilla? pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #1

Sarah is this you or your twit daughter? WI_DEM Sep 2015 #2

This is America dammit! Speak Spanish! underpants Sep 2015 #3

What we have here is a failure to pontificate BeyondGeography Sep 2015 #4

oh... CTyankee Sep 2015 #13

hahahahaha Enrique Sep 2015 #16

Let him go. Igel Sep 2015 #31

He gave his White House speech in impressive English, for a newbie English speaker Siwsan Sep 2015 #5

Stop casting asparagus on the Pope nt COLGATE4 Sep 2015 #6

jeez, where have i heard that before? spanone Sep 2015 #7

It's just more of that Liberal Popey-changey thing pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #8

Eeeeeek! annabanana Sep 2015 #24

Right here on DU? Glassunion Sep 2015 #11

You're being sarcastic, right? RandySF Sep 2015 #9

Of course. trof Sep 2015 #22

He speaks good English. American? Not so much. bigwillq Sep 2015 #10

I find his accent difficult jberryhill Sep 2015 #14

It is difficult; elleng Sep 2015 #18

Prefer his pronunciation. Igel Sep 2015 #30

The Pope is Latin American, which explains why the Mass is in Latin... brooklynite Sep 2015 #12

Do they really speak Latin in Latin America? TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #15

they speak Latin in Mexico, too? demosincebirth Sep 2015 #27

Are you sure it wasn't in Spanish? Most masses are said in the vernacular, pnwmom Sep 2015 #26

Hows his Italian? Historic NY Sep 2015 #17

Probably fluent jberryhill Sep 2015 #20

Srsly! If it was good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for the Pope! KamaAina Sep 2015 #19

Exactly. woolldog Sep 2015 #25

I am not sure that yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #29

His Pope hat is a bit askew. KamaAina Sep 2015 #32

He doesn't want to play on Trump's golf course. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #21

You just didn't notice, he is speaking in perfect American. Rex Sep 2015 #23

Yeah, like Jesus did! nt Wounded Bear Sep 2015 #28

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. How's the weather in Wasilla?

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:40 PM

Sep 2015

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

2. Sarah is this you or your twit daughter?

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Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:42 PM

Sep 2015

underpants

(182,830 posts)

3. This is America dammit! Speak Spanish!

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:44 PM

Sep 2015

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

4. What we have here is a failure to pontificate

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:48 PM

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

13. oh...

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:17 PM

Sep 2015

good one!

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

16. hahahahaha

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:24 PM

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Igel

(35,320 posts)

31. Let him go.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:08 PM

Sep 2015

He's just being a bridge builder. NYC, with all those rivers, needs bridges.

Pontifex, anybody?

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)

5. He gave his White House speech in impressive English, for a newbie English speaker

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:51 PM

Sep 2015

Much better than my Spanish, that's for sure. And I don't believe he's going to be setting down any roots, here.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

6. Stop casting asparagus on the Pope nt

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:51 PM

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spanone

(135,844 posts)

7. jeez, where have i heard that before?

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Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:53 PM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. It's just more of that Liberal Popey-changey thing

Reply to spanone (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:56 PM

Sep 2015

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

24. Eeeeeek!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #8)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 06:20 PM

Sep 2015

keyboard alert.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

11. Right here on DU?

Reply to spanone (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:15 PM

Sep 2015

Speak 'Merican or shut up (I'm paraphrasing)...

RandySF

(58,911 posts)

9. You're being sarcastic, right?

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:02 PM

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trof

(54,256 posts)

22. Of course.

Reply to RandySF (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 06:03 PM

Sep 2015

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

10. He speaks good English. American? Not so much.

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:05 PM

Sep 2015

He's still learning how to speak American.
Give him a month or two.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

14. I find his accent difficult

Reply to bigwillq (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:22 PM

Sep 2015

That's just me. I can understand him better in Spanish, once you get the hang of the -zh- sound that is used for 'll' in Argentine pronunciation.

elleng

(130,974 posts)

18. It is difficult;

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:41 PM

Sep 2015

heard him briefly at the White House. (I could never understand it in Spanish!)

And I read that he's not as comfortable in English as in other languages.

Igel

(35,320 posts)

30. Prefer his pronunciation.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:06 PM

Sep 2015

And the word "sos" is wonderful. Much better than the usual "eres."

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

12. The Pope is Latin American, which explains why the Mass is in Latin...

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:17 PM

Sep 2015

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

15. Do they really speak Latin in Latin America?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #12)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:23 PM

Sep 2015

Learn sommat new ever day.

demosincebirth

(12,540 posts)

27. they speak Latin in Mexico, too?

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #15)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:29 PM

Sep 2015

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

26. Are you sure it wasn't in Spanish? Most masses are said in the vernacular,

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #12)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:28 PM

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not in Latin. And for him, the language he's comfortable with is Spanish.

Update: I just read a report that the mass was said in Spanish.

Historic NY

(37,451 posts)

17. Hows his Italian?

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:39 PM

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

20. Probably fluent

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:49 PM

Sep 2015

His parents were Italian, and Argentina is something like 40% Italian.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

19. Srsly! If it was good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for the Pope!

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:46 PM

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woolldog

(8,791 posts)

25. Exactly.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #19)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:06 PM

Sep 2015

You "get" it.

yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts)

29. I am not sure that

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #19)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:45 PM

Sep 2015

Donald Trump Agrees....

His sit down and shut up....stance.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

32. His Pope hat is a bit askew.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #29)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:32 PM

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lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

21. He doesn't want to play on Trump's golf course.

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:51 PM

Sep 2015

So he really doesn't GAF if anyone likes his Spanish or not.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

23. You just didn't notice, he is speaking in perfect American.

Reply to woolldog (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 06:18 PM

Sep 2015

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

28. Yeah, like Jesus did! nt

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Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:30 PM

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