[Kolokotronis]

"Anytime one speaks clearly, then understanding is enhanced. "Mary mother of Jesus the Christ" would have been more understandable then, too."

Why do you suppose so many uneducated Christians have had no problem whatsoever with it for nearly 1700 years? Perhaps because they were taught what it means by their priests?

Now pronouncing it "aright" is a different matter entirely Padre. My personal favorites among innovative pronounciations are "Thayoughtickus" and "Thayotokios" (the former said with a broad Oxford accent)! :)

[xzins]

Nobody said anything about uneducated. The issue is clear communication.

I could say, "My name is Xzins."

OR

I could say, "My name is the name my momma gave me."

Both are true. The first is clear; i.e., less encumbered with a further requirement to decipher/interpret/translate/etc.

[xzins]

In sum, the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line.