When I heard him speak english in a 2012 interview, then heard his brother from Florida interviewed, I was low-key the person who was like, “he is from Nazareth… just one of us… nothing special.” Pretty anticlimactic when I’m used to hearing popes speak in ancient or foreign Romance languages. Where is the mystique? He grew up in a tiny brick four-square house and probably ate baloney sandwiches for lunch. And his brothers picked on him! It is so fun to work through these perceptions.
What I'm finding interesting is that I'm becoming aware of how language and cultural barriers, even in someone who is multi-lingual and well-traveled, can create a layer of fuzz in communication. So I'm realizing that odds are in favor, in any given exchange between Pope Leo and another American, that the pope truly comprehends on a very deep level what is being said, the implications, etc., and that increases his ability to respond in a more fine-tuned way.
I have no deeper implications for this. It is just something that's been occurring to me.
The pope, he's just this guy, you know?
Editing note - 100% I spelled Prevost's name wrong the first time. (Now corrected). Left the remaining typos to keep everyone sharp.
When I heard him speak english in a 2012 interview, then heard his brother from Florida interviewed, I was low-key the person who was like, “he is from Nazareth… just one of us… nothing special.” Pretty anticlimactic when I’m used to hearing popes speak in ancient or foreign Romance languages. Where is the mystique? He grew up in a tiny brick four-square house and probably ate baloney sandwiches for lunch. And his brothers picked on him! It is so fun to work through these perceptions.
What I'm finding interesting is that I'm becoming aware of how language and cultural barriers, even in someone who is multi-lingual and well-traveled, can create a layer of fuzz in communication. So I'm realizing that odds are in favor, in any given exchange between Pope Leo and another American, that the pope truly comprehends on a very deep level what is being said, the implications, etc., and that increases his ability to respond in a more fine-tuned way.
I have no deeper implications for this. It is just something that's been occurring to me.