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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Marjorie Greene wrote: > > "In this regard, I was > very favorably impressed, in slightly different ways, with Cardinal > Ratzinger's pronunciation of Latin and with Patriarch Gregory's > pronunciation of Greek, obviously learned forms of each language as > well as learned languages for both men. What did others think of > these performances?" > > I agree. They both met my very exacting standards. Even the body > language was right on. I'm sure all we cognescenti were quite > satisfied. I find this exchange mildly baffling. I can only speak of the Latin (as Greek is all Greek to me), but Ratzinger's pronunciation was the "Ecclesiastical" Italianate one, standard since about 1900, and not one which might have been encountered in the mediaeval period (except possibly in Italy!) John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html