Pope Francis struggles with English. Here’s how he’ll get his message across in the U.S

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“When he became archbishop of Buenos Aires, apart from annual visits to Rome, I’m only aware of three trips he ever made,” said biographer Austen Ivereigh. “He was one of the least-traveled archbishops in the world.”
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Before Bergoglio traveled to Italy for the 2013 papal election, he had reserved a room in a retirement home for his twilight years. There, he planned to live out his days serving the Catholic Church, speaking Spanish as usual…
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The Spanish he speaks is Argentinian Spanish, a unique dialect. More than an accent, it’s a distinct way of forming sentences and choosing words…
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Last year in Rio de Janeiro, Francis encouraged young people not to “stand on the balcony of life.” He told them to “Hagan lío.”
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“ ‘Lío’ is a word used all across South America,” Bermúdez said. “In Argentina, [the phrase] would be translated, ‘Go and be heard’ or ‘Make yourselves heard loudly.’ In Mexico, for example, it would sound like, ‘Go get into trouble’ or ‘Go make a mess.’ ”
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The tidbits I quote aren’t really the thrust of the article, just the parts I found most interesting.
 
Great article; thanks for posting it. I can’t wait to hear a little English from the Pope!~

Mary.
 
In all seriousness, and given that English is a true international language, I believe that perhaps a Level 3 proficiency in English ought to be on the qualification list for future popes.

(This ought to get up the nose of the anti-American crowd 😃 But it’s an issue that ought to be dealt with on its own merits.)
 
THIS is what I have been saying to everyone about the Pope and his English! I understand
and speak Spanish, but from the very beginning, I have felt that even the translaters were not reflecting the real message. (I was hearing both his Spanish and the translations.) I have
said that Pope Frances has many of us very confused.

Where is the link to the article? I’d like to read the whole article.
 
DaveBj said:
In all seriousness, and given that English is a true international language, I believe that perhaps a Level 3 proficiency in English ought to be on the qualification list for future popes.

(This ought to get up the nose of the anti-American crowd 😃 But it’s an issue that ought to be dealt with on its own merits.)
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I think this is a very good idea.
 
DaveBj said:
In all seriousness, and given that English is a true international language, I believe that perhaps a Level 3 proficiency in English ought to be on the qualification list for future popes.

(This ought to get up the nose of the anti-American crowd 😃 But it’s an issue that ought to be dealt with on its own merits.)
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If only the Church had its own language…

oh wait, I heard the Pope is very good at it. Ever read his tweets?
 
Liberal 'catholics have the ability to misinterpret the Holy Father’s words in any language in order to support their political ideology.
 
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