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Latin has two claims (again, my opinion) 1. Being one of the three languages on the cross and 2. Being the language of Western Christianity in general and the Roman Catholic Church in particular. I will assume that niether of these strikes you as special.

You assume wrongly. I am only objecting to the idea that the language is somehow "blessed" by God in a way that modern tongues are not.

I am indeed in favor of Latin for the ordinary parts of Mass because of its universal uniting and historical attributes.

I also appreciate a "dead" language for the purpose of expressing unchanging truths.

I am only objecting to the idea that the language is somehow "blessed" by God in a way that modern tongues are not.

I am indeed in favor of Latin for the ordinary parts of Mass because of its universal uniting and historical attributes.

Dave, you just answered your own objection.

The language is specially "blessed" because of its indispensible value in conferring continuity and accessibility to the uniquely blessed See of Rome, and its teachings and traditions. To lose Latin is to lose touch with Peter.