@sophiasmithgaler: What did you make of Pope Leo’s Catalan?

laia :

as a catalan speaker he did quite well considering he probably didnt have much time to practice!!! we really appreciated the effort, especially since gaudí was truly invested in preserving the catalan language and culture

ton 🇪🇺 :

Catalan speaker here. I think there was an effort behind his speech, with some pronunciation errors that could have been avoided just with more phonetic information at hand, like -ig pronounced -ich.

Juan Angel :

also it’s important to say that Catalan is the own language of Catalonia, while Spanish, even if it’s official nowadays, was imposed some centuries ago.

Marc117d :

As per his catalan, it was clear he was trying really hard and we appreciate that.

tommy :

i was really impressed with his catalan! lots of pronunciation differences/letters that sound different than in spanish so it’s clear he really made an effort

davidlynnevans :

You are making a mountain out of a molehill.

MessiMozart :

Catalunya

Albert Sabadell Grau :

As a native Catalan speaker, I am proud of the effort the Pope made to speak Catalan and of how both Catalan and Spanish were balanced and represented throughout the event.

solelunaFor :

Per respecte al mestre Gaudí, s'hauria d'haver fet totalment en català.

QUIM :

Gràcies per explicar-ho a la teva gent!💪🏽

toniimartinez_ :

He did it very well, I can tell.

Alexandra G :

As a catalán person, There are many political problems surrounding the issue of language and freedom in Catalonia. Personally, I appreciate the effort of the Pope. I think It was perfect

Official_George_Clooney :

Nice 👍

cdd :

I’m a hearer of Catalan (speak very little), but ever since school (3rd to 10th grade) I have known the importance of recognising that Catalan is not(!) a dialect of Castilian. Mi profesora cubana instilled this in us. 🥰🙏🏼

xanpank :

Moltes gràcies per explicar-ho i donar-nos visibilitat al món 🥰

caterinadomenech :

😍😍😍 gran Papa!!

mcr540 :

Un gest admirable!🥰

Neus.83 :

Ferran Llunell :

moltes gràcies pel teu vídeo. thank you for your video 🥰🥰🥰

cream33 :

Catalonia always

BristelAkina :

M’agrada molt la llengua catalana!

Frank Nemecek :

I'm sorry. Why did you start Babbling in the last minute or so? 😉

liverpoolpaddy1 :

I'm a nerdy Catholic linguist. The joke was not lost on me 😄

TweedMark77 :

thanks for highlighting the fact he spoke Catalan

Dave Garcia :

Thnx for explain to the world