Word: videtur
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...Latin that paid tribute to 17 cardinals who have died in the past three years, and after praising the courage of churchmen behind the Iron Curtain, the Pope read off the names of his choices. At the end he asked, in the time-honored ritual phrase, "Quid vobis videtur? [What do you think?]" In the sign of an assent that is now automatic, the cardinals doffed their scarlet zucchetta (skullcaps). The Pope pronounced the words of appointment: "By the authority of Almighty God, of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and of ourself, we appoint"-and here...
...give formal approval to seven newly designated cardinals (TIME, March 14), the princes of the Roman Catholic Church listened as Pope John XXIII intoned the seven names. The list read, they rose and lifted their red hats-signifying approval -as the Pope put the traditional question, "Quid vobis videtur?" (What is your opinion?). Then came the surprise...
...think the time has come," he said, "to fill the sad vacancies in the Sacred College. Quid vobis videtur [What do you think]?" the cardinals doffed their biret-tas and nodded in assent...
...Quid vobis videtur?" ("What do you think?") inquired the Pope. The Princes of the Church stood up, removed their red skullcaps, bowed in assent. The papal proposal was not a surprise to them: the Pope's intentions had been announced to all the world two months...
...fabula iocorum est plena, qua de causa videbitis et professeres doctors et studiosos pueros perpetuo risu pulmones agitare. Histriones autem sunt omnes ad fabulam huius modi agendam aptissimi, nam minima cum difficultate Latine loquuntur, gestus vehementissimos faciunt, etiam saltare possunt. Ille quidem quie et Scaphae et Phanisci partes agit, videtur reapse saltatrix Romana esse. Et qui partes senum agunt, re vera ad similitudinem accedunt, baculis suis innituntur, barbas suas permulcent; qui partes invenum agunt, maxime iuveniles esse videntur--fervidi, ebriost, prodigi. Practerea enm personas et omne proscaenium theatre Romano simillimum spectabitis ac tibias audietis, putabitis ves non Cantabrigiae in Aula...