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32. She understood the Pope's Italian enough to know he was making a joke. Do you not know he would

Wed May 24, 2017, 09:53 AM

May 2017

have been informed ahead of time that Melania knows Italian and that he could speak to her in it?

Do you think he would risk embarrassing the US First Lady?

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Snap! Pope asks Melania "what do you give him to eat"? [View all] rainbow4321 May 2017 OP

I love our new Pope! He knows secondwind May 2017 #1

My grandmother was born in Slovenia in 1889 and immigrated to America lamp_shade May 2017 #2

Do you use sour cream for the dough? Drahthaardogs May 2017 #23

Nope. scalded milk lamp_shade May 2017 #45

The Pope called him fat to his face Botany May 2017 #3

Yep. "You look a lot fatter in person." L. Coyote May 2017 #36

With TWO scoops of ice cream and a bucket of KFC on the side! Buns_of_Fire May 2017 #4

This is hilarious! Ilsa May 2017 #5

Knuckle sandwich Scarsdale May 2017 #7

Why is Melania wearing a veil here out of respect, but not in Saudi Arabia? femmedem May 2017 #6

I don't think she was raised Catholic, but Ilsa May 2017 #8

Catholicism is the biggest religion in Slovenia hack89 May 2017 #9

Because she feels like it? J/S. WinkyDink May 2017 #11

Because screw the Saudis IronLionZion May 2017 #13

HA! Thank you for that 7962 May 2017 #17

True and now it is not even required of treestar May 2017 #20

Choice is a powerful thing IronLionZion May 2017 #24

I thought the head veil, covering of the knees and shoulders was protocol in the Vatican. woodsprite May 2017 #39

You are likely right treestar May 2017 #42

I thought the same thing. Bet it's being noted by the Muslims. brush May 2017 #25

Two words: Ligyron May 2017 #10

BTW, this shows Melania knows Italian. WinkyDink May 2017 #12

Or maybe the Pope spoke to cyclonefence May 2017 #16

No, he spoke in Italian. Like many Europeans, M. probably knows more than her native Slovenian and WinkyDink May 2017 #26

So we continue to be told cyclonefence May 2017 #34

Check out the video posted in the thread "Holier than thou visit" cyclonefence May 2017 #44

Maybe she was bewildered by the suggestion that its her job to feed the big cheetoman. milestogo May 2017 #49

I believe she knows 5 languages; Italian is one of them nt 7962 May 2017 #18

I know that. I posted for those who denigrate her knowledge simply because of how she's risen in the WinkyDink May 2017 #28

Got it. I agree. 7962 May 2017 #30

Well, I'm a college graduate, for what that's worth, and she's not. nt cyclonefence May 2017 #35

Which means you successfully completed college. Good job on that. 7962 May 2017 #46

She knows Slovenian, English, French, German, and Serbian IronLionZion May 2017 #21

Well, except for this bit of Italian conversation she had with the Pope. WinkyDink May 2017 #29

Maybe she knows Italian, that would be 6 languages IronLionZion May 2017 #37

Or, at least recognizes the word potizza dhol82 May 2017 #22

She understood the Pope's Italian enough to know he was making a joke. Do you not know he would WinkyDink May 2017 #32

Did she actually reply to him in Italian or just do a nervous giggle? dhol82 May 2017 #43

It also shows how much... Aviation Pro May 2017 #14

Potizza yuiyoshida May 2017 #15

Looks good to me Renew Deal May 2017 #47

yup...btw yuiyoshida May 2017 #48

Trivia: Potizza belongs to a "family" of cakes found everywhere in Eastern Europe. DetlefK May 2017 #19

Well, now I want some! WinkyDink May 2017 #33

Doesn't the Pope have an ORB? underpants May 2017 #27

Nice write-up dalton99a May 2017 #31

"Say lady, what do you feed this water buffalo?"...... "You mean other than my soul?" nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #38

Or maybe lots of Putin whistler162 May 2017 #40

I wanted the Pope to perform an exorcism on Donnie while he was there. n/t woodsprite May 2017 #41