Habemus Poppycock
The Pope gave a blessing in Latin,
To a rapt and clueless crowd,
Nodding along like they understood
This showing-off spouted aloud.
He might as well have spoken in Klingon,
To please a handful of nerds –
It would have done just about as much good,
To the un-understanding herds.
Perhaps the Pope is one of those pedants
Who cannot accept things change –
And thinks that holiness is got
From the old, exotic, and strange.
Though maybe he spoke in Latin
So to reach the ears of the Lord –
But does that imply that God is a monoglot,
Stubborn and easily bored ?
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