[Charles Henrickson]

The decline in the study of Latin, generally, can be traced, in large part, to the abandoning of the Latin Mass by Vatican II in the early-to-mid 1960s. That may or may not have been a good thing in other respects--that would be a whole 'nother discussion--but for interest and instruction in Latin it was disastrous. Homeschooling and the classical education movement have been the best things for the revival of Latin in the last 10-15 years.

[RightField]

Fidem meam obligo vuxillo civitatem federalem Americae et Res Publicae quo stat; uni Nationi, sub Deo, non dividendae, cum libertate et iusquiasque, omnibus.

The Pledge of Allegiance translated into Latin.

[livius]

The decline in the study of Latin, generally, can be traced, in large part, to the abandoning of the Latin Mass by Vatican II ...

That's true. And, coincidentally, I've always thought the decline in the church started with their abandoning Latin...