So, won't Pope Francis's eulogy be recited in Italian? Will their be translations via earpiece?

[Baitball Blogger]

I'm wondering, because, no way Trump sits still for 2 1/2 hours if he doesn't know what is going on around him. His ability to remain clueless is limited to English venues.

[tanyev]

1. He'll probably sleep through most of it.

[JBTaurus83]

2. He will be hearing

"languages nobody has even heard of before!"

[Sneederbunk]

3. He will probably be on Truth Social.

[viva la]

4. Probably in Latin

The language of the church.
Even into the 19th Century, it was the "global language" that really educated people could all speak to communicate across the language barrier.
(Not me-- I failed my one year of Latin in school!)

[CTyankee]

9. I'm still not over having to take Latin before I could take French in high school...

I thought it was SO UNFAIR. Now I realize that my reading comprehension of English was vastly improved by having Latin, even tho English isn't a latinate language.

[MineralMan]

5. At least part of the funeral will be in Latin.

A linguist who has a YouTube channel traveled to the Vatican and engaged in conversations with Priests, etc. at the Vatican. In Latin. The results were mixed. While Latin is still used in the liturgy at some times, it is not the universal spoken language at the Vatican, apparently.

Here's the video:

?si=XlH8IDsDPJkRWx1d

[usonian]

6. Pig latin channel for the pig.

[malaise]

7. There are no eulogies during a Requiem Mass

or even a simple Catholic funeral. They sometimes tolerate tributes before the service.
This one will be high service- expect a homily.

[UTUSN]

8. He's not interested in any content that isn't his own babbling.