The article starts with "The Vatican" but then immediately afterwards the actor becomes "the pope" or "Pope Francis". In America, when I read that "President Biden" did something I almost unthinkingly assume that what is or should be meant is really "the White House", since it's very unlikely that the president…
The article starts with "The Vatican" but then immediately afterwards the actor becomes "the pope" or "Pope Francis". In America, when I read that "President Biden" did something I almost unthinkingly assume that what is or should be meant is really "the White House", since it's very unlikely that the president is fully informed and engaged in much of anything. Isn't it much the same here, since Pope Francis is unlikely to know or, really, care much of anything at all about Ireland?
By the way, sincere thanks to those who have commented here on current events and history in Ireland and elsewhere. Not infrequently, an article's comments add greatly to understanding the article itself.
// The Vatican announced //
The article starts with "The Vatican" but then immediately afterwards the actor becomes "the pope" or "Pope Francis". In America, when I read that "President Biden" did something I almost unthinkingly assume that what is or should be meant is really "the White House", since it's very unlikely that the president is fully informed and engaged in much of anything. Isn't it much the same here, since Pope Francis is unlikely to know or, really, care much of anything at all about Ireland?
By the way, sincere thanks to those who have commented here on current events and history in Ireland and elsewhere. Not infrequently, an article's comments add greatly to understanding the article itself.