[dangus]

>>>>Latin is not essential to the mass. You can say it in English and it would mean the same.<<<<

>>You know what--you're right. :)<<

>>But suppose some of us *choose* to worship in Latin? Do you think that people who prefer a non-vernacular liturgical language should be excluded from worshiping that way?<<

Actually, he's not right. I'm not so excited about bringing back Latin, but I am excited about the Una Voce project, which will purge about 1000 heresy-inducing mistranslations from the English mass.

Turns out what we say in English does NOT mean the same thing.

[rwfromkansas]

There is always that risk in translation. But, we do it anyway. You just have to be careful to translate as best as you can.

If there are errors in translation, they need corrected. I am all for that.

[Claud]

Actually, he's not right. I'm not so excited about bringing back Latin, but I am excited about the Una Voce project, which will purge about 1000 heresy-inducing mistranslations from the English mass.

No argument here at all, it's ICEL's translation debacle that's one of the greatest abominations in modern liturgy. But strictly speaking, he's still right: Latin is not essential, and that's a point that needs to be recognized.