tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post734638288623539805..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: So, What Do a Coptic Pope and a Catholic Pope Do When They Meet?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-58278803916839783522013-05-13T20:34:29.703-04:002013-05-13T20:34:29.703-04:00An interesting point I'd missed; unfortunately...An interesting point I'd missed; unfortunately at least the version of the photo I have is too blurry to tell. One other possibility: could it even be four languages: two right to left (Hebrew and Arabic or Hebrew and Syriac) and two left to right (Greek and Coptic or Latin and Coptic)? Jerome and others did side-by-side versions, I know.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-45587627991536575562013-05-13T19:29:40.044-04:002013-05-13T19:29:40.044-04:00My wife, art historian Rosamond Mack, notes that t...My wife, art historian Rosamond Mack, notes that the book that is open in the background between the two popes appears to be a bi-lingual bible with facing texts on each page -- one language running right to left and the other left to right -- Latin and Coptic or Latin and Arabic? Francis is showing his multi-cultural sensitivity. Kudos to him or, at least, to his aides. David Macknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-57395886577232460522013-05-13T12:02:34.956-04:002013-05-13T12:02:34.956-04:00Proof that world leaders can be diplomatic even wh...Proof that world leaders can be diplomatic even when they have deep disagreements. Good examples for the likes of President Mursi in Egypt and PM Maleki in Iraq. Today, my taxi driver, an Amharic Christian named Soloman, spoke approvingly of Pope Francis, especially compared to his European first predecessor. He also noted that the Ethiopian Christians are in the process of choosing a new pope. Another African visitor coming soon to the Vatican? David Macknoreply@blogger.com