Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Coulda hada
Coverage of Antipope Francine mentions that the Popemobile is a Fiat. Too bad it isn't a Fiat Luxus. Not quite Latin... Luxus is the German version of DeLuxe, which became the general Euro version of DeLuxe. Just as all Kraut things become general Euro things.
Another random note: It's odd that Francine is addressing the American audience in Italian. Like most Argentinians she has Italian genes, but Spanish is her first language.
More random. Francine's accent in English is not a South American sound at all. None of the usual markers of Spanish, like tense vowels and soft frontalized consonants. Sounds more like Hungarian.
The actual Catholics in USA STRONG speak Spanish. "Church members" who speak English are post-Christian. So it would make far more sense, on both the transmit and receive ends, to use Spanish.
Later... the canonization of Serra was more appropriately all in Spanish. Interesting ceremony with excellent music. EWTN's announcers noted Francine's emphasis on the motto Siempre Adelante. Also appropriate for this Antipope, nicely fulfilling Polistra's earlier prophetic vision, if you will.
The excellent music is 'Albricias Mortales' by Mexican Baroque composer Manuel de Zumaya. The performance in DC was enthusiastic but not authentic enough for my tastes. Here is a performance that basically ascends right into Heaven. Don't listen unless you're ready for the trip.
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Much later: I was joking about Fiat Luxus, but turns out I was right.
Labels: Language update
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