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To: Gamecock

Reminds me of the so called first Pope when they asked him if he knew Jesus Christ....

“Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.” ( MATTHEW 26:74 ).

But the question is why was the Pope speaking in English?


7 posted on 03/03/2014 2:32:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
He wasn't speaking English. He was speaking Italian. He was trying to say, "in this case" (in questo caso), and he mispronounced caso (CAH-zo), instead saying cazzo (COTT-zo), which is a slang word for male genitalia (also used colloquially to mean someone's personal business).
64 posted on 03/03/2014 4:31:24 PM PST by Albion Wilde (The less a man knows, the more certain he is that he knows it all.)
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To: SeekAndFind

You’re talking about Peter? he was not a Pope, he was a disciple.


76 posted on 03/03/2014 5:11:02 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: SeekAndFind

From the article:
“..His Holiness meant to use the Italian word for “example,” which is “caso.” Instead, he used the word “cazzo,” which Italians use as a synonym for the four-letter obscenity....”

It would appear that he was speaking in Italian... and just sort of screwed up.

This just lends itself to SO many jokes though...


94 posted on 03/03/2014 5:46:46 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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