[Brian Griffin]

It is unrealistic to expect all future priests to learn Latin.

However, many parishioners find Latin mass to be comforting.

The Catholic Church should try to continue to offer Latin mass.

[one guy in new jersey]

Novus Ordo enthusiast?

The Mass of the Ages is worth learning Latin for.

[irishjuggler]

“It is unrealistic to expect all future priests to learn Latin.”

As vulgates such as Old French and Old Spanish diverged from Latin, the ecclesiastical Latin used at Mass was something of a “foreign language” for *all* Catholic priests from roughly 800 A.D. onward.

So... question... why was it realistic to expect all priests from 800 to 1969 to learn Latin, but no longer is?

[irish guard]

I’m probably among those not comforted by the Latin mass. First of all, I’m pretty sure, Christ spoke Aramaic and his original words on Holy Thursday were likely Aramaic.

that said, all this stuff about Latin is nice, but it isn’t the real language spoken by Christ.

so when I go to Mass, I get little out of the Latin, because I don’t know the language. The priest would be better off saying the Mass in Korean, Russian, Chinese or any other language I get it that the early Popes spoke Latin, but it means nothing to me. Neither does facing the altar.

[ebb tide]

It is unrealistic to expect all future priests to learn Latin.

Why? All priests prior to VCII said their Masses in Latin and all laymen, including children, attended those Latin Masses.

Are we getting more stupid or just plain lazy?

[Campion]

They’re still supposed to learn Latin at seminary; far from “unrealistic,” it’s a requirement.