https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pope-francis-has-struggled-with-english-heres-how-hell-get-his-message-across-in-the-us/2015/09/20/a3a46476-5e38-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html
Pope Francis's visit to the U.S. will be much anticipated as he rarely speaks English and has actually struggled with it for years since first attempting to learn it back in the 80's in Ireland when he was still Jorge Bergoglio. This will also be anticipated because he is the least traveled Pope. His followers in the U.S. hope he can deliver a message to the President, the U.N., and the people of the United States on controversial issues in English with as much heart as he does in Spanish. He hopes he can clearly communicate what he has to say.
I think this is great! I hope the pope succeeds in what he is trying to say, I hate when people make fun of others for learning another language and they have an accent or say the wrong thing.
Yay! This is so cool. Even thousands of miles away in America, Pope Francis is a very inspirational figure. I see his quotes everyday driving to school so I doubt that the translation is going to be a main issue. I hope this more for his sake than ours. Him coming to America is a big deal and I would hate for him to worry more about getting the words right than letting his message flow across.
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ReplyDeleteI love the air of positivity acceptance that the pope bring to the Catholic religion. His use of technology is truly engaging to younger generations. I smell a new Great awakening.