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jberryhill

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20. Probably fluent

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:49 PM

Sep 2015

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

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Why isn't the Pope speaking in English? [View all] 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