[NYer]

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates solemn mass in St Peter's Square 23 October 2005, for the canonization of five Blesseds (Polish Archbishop Jozef Bilczewski and compatriot priest Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Italians priest Gaetano Catanoso and father Felice da Nicosia, Chilean priest Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga ) to mark the end of the Synod of Bishops, the first of his pontificate. In a "message to the people of God" marking the end of a three-week gathering of 250 bishops and cardinals at the Vatican, the bishops called on political leaders to enact laws protecting marriage and the family, outlawing abortion and euthanasia

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[TradicalRC]

It is expected to appeal to the Pope, who in June invited Catholics to pray in Latin whenever possible, emphasising its universal dimension. “Latin makes it easier for Christians from different countries to pray together, especially when they meet for special occasions,” he said .

Do you know of any site that has the prayers in Latin with an accompanying phonetic text for proper pronunciation?

[siunevada]

the heirarchy of the Roman Catholic Church

I find this humorous in the context of the article. Or do they spell hierarchy differently in the UK?

I only managed a C+ average in two years of high school Latin, so I sympathize with the bishops inability to understand it.

[Ciexyz]

btt

[nickcarraway]

BUMP

[Petrosius]

When Cardinal Angelo Scola, the Patriarch of Venice, opened the synod, he gave his address entirely in Latin, sending many of the 241 participants rushing for headsets to hear a translation.

This is the result of 40 years of a gross and deliberate disobedience on the part of the bishops.

Canon 249 of the Code of Canon Law:

The program for priestly formation is to make provision that the students are not only carefully taught their native language but also that they are well skilled in the Latin language...

Does anyone want to make a wager on whether the bishops will come into compliance with this canon on their own accord?

[Dajjal]

Bumpus ad summum

[mike182d]

Here's a novel idea: how about the men of the Church take the time to learn the language of the Church?

Just a thought...