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To: Mershon
"Latin is the language of the Roman Catholic Church. It is fixed and stable, just as is its dogma--just as its liturgy used to be."

Still wrong. The only place Latin is the "language of the Roman Catholic Church" is in the church ADMINISTRATION. Last time I looked, the Church incuded ALL those baptized and confirmed into it, and not just the priesthood.

There is nothing magic about Latin. The only reason it is used as it is is simply tradition---nothing more, nothing less. It wasn't even the first language of the church.

Your "Latin uber alles" notions are simply wishful thinking on your part.

259 posted on 05/03/2005 6:48:03 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: Wonder Warthog

There is no "administration" in the Catholic Church. Latin is the official language of the entire Church.

Only 10 percent or less of all documents in the Vatican archives have been translated from the Latin original.

Latin is a sacred language. Latin breeds unity. The Church was growing exponentially when the sacraments were given in Latin.

There were more than twice the number of conversions in the early 1960s.

Don't know what your hang-up is, but what is the official language of your "non-Catholic" church you attend? How are the conversions going worldwide in your denomination?

Sola fide. Sola Scriptura. LOL!


260 posted on 05/03/2005 6:51:40 AM PDT by Mershon
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