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How many languages does Pope Benedict XVI speak?

By Highlander is semi-retired from AB Asked Aug 19 2007 12:51AM
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by ImaCatholic2 on Aug 19, 2007 at 10:24 pm Permalink

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Pope Benedict XVI, in addition to his native German, fluently speaks Italian, French, English, Spanish and Latin, and has a knowledge of Portuguese. He can read Ancient Greek and biblical Hebrew. http://www.usccb.org/.../benedictfacts.shtml

At the end of his speech on Christmas, the pope delivered Christmas greetings in 33 languages. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0507335.htm

With love in Christ.
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Avatar Highlander is semi-retired from AB Aug, 20 2007 at 12:30 AM
Thanks.

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by Wickels on Aug 19, 2007 at 12:58 am Permalink

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He speaks ten languages including:

German
Italian
English
ecclesiastical Latin

I couldn't find the others, though. :-( How are you going to say he speaks 10 and only give four of them, huh?

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/.../Ratzinger.html
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Avatar Wickels Aug, 19 2007 at 02:14 AM
LOL I guess not. I put it on my watch list, though, so when a more inteligant person answers I will become smarter for it.
Avatar Highlander is semi-retired from AB Aug, 19 2007 at 02:23 AM
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Avatar Wickels Aug, 19 2007 at 02:33 AM
When I googled that I got that information, but I couldn't figure out if that wa what you were looking for or not. It is all greek to me. And I normally pretty good with med lingo. Thanks though!

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by hugobrown on Aug 19, 2007 at 12:53 am Permalink

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10 languages, although the source does not state which
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4445279.stm
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