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From an insider account of Pope and Trump. (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries May 2017 OP
English Not That Good erpowers May 2017 #1
Why Spanish? Why not Italian? hlthe2b May 2017 #2
He's from Argentina nt flamingdem May 2017 #3
Oh, yes. I forgot. hlthe2b May 2017 #5
Speaking English puts the Pope at a disadvantage with a proven bigotted narcissist. Nitram May 2017 #4

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
1. English Not That Good
Thu May 25, 2017, 08:52 AM
May 2017

The Pope may have been trolling Trump by speaking in Spanish, but I do not think he speaks well in English. When the Pope gave his speech to Congress I would have perfered that he spoke Italian, or Spanish and let a translator speak English.

Nitram

(22,776 posts)
4. Speaking English puts the Pope at a disadvantage with a proven bigotted narcissist.
Thu May 25, 2017, 09:55 AM
May 2017

Francis made the right call. It also must have irritated Trump because he hates Hispanics.

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