While giving his weekly blessing from the
Vatican, the Argentinian mistakenly
uttered the word ‘f***’ in Italian before
quickly correcting himself.
But within seconds his mistake was
posted on dozens of Italian media
websites and YouTube and had gained
millions of worldwide hits as it went viral.
The words the Pope stumbled on were
‘caso’ (example) and ‘cazzo’ which means
‘f***’ in Italian and often trips up those
not used to speaking the language In his
sermon, the 77-year-old Pope had been
urging for a peaceful solution to the crisis
in the Ukraine.
Speaking from the window of his
apartment at the Vatican’s Apostolic
Palace, he said:
’It is my wish that all the components of
the country will endeavor to overcome
misunderstandings and build together the
future of the nation.I make a heartfelt
appeal to the international community to
support every initiative on behalf of
dialogue and harmony.
‘A heart full of longing for possession is a
heart empty of God.For this, Jesus many
times chastised the rich because the risk
for them to seek security in the wealth of
this world is high.
‘In this “fucking” in this case the
providence of God is made visible as
gesture of solidarity.’
Pope Francis maintained his composure
despite the slip, quickly correcting
himself, as the crowd gathered in St
Peter’s Square and those watching
around the world asked themselves ‘Did
he just say “fuck”?’
On the internet, the slip-up generated
hundreds of comments with many
explaining that it was a common mistake
made by Spanish speakers and others
said it underlined their impression of him
as a ‘man of the people.’A Vatican
spokesman did not wish to comment on
the slip-up.
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