[Salvavida]

Your story makes no sense. There is no one tongue. The Bible was written in a Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek (original manuscripts).

What good is Scripture, or preaching if you can't understand it? Do we find any evidence in Scripture supporting this? Was St Paul using hyperbole?

If God chose the written word for us to know him, and Paul expounds on the necessity of the preaching of the word (all through the New Testament), what are we doing? What is the genesis of this and how do you reconcile it?

Are we relying on the typical Pelosi-like tactic of ignoring reason and grasping onto emotion? Just thinking though the premise, and I can't reconcile the need, use, and practicality of preaching that is in a language I can't use. If God's Word cannot be applied to your life, then what good is it? Just asking.

[agere_contra]

People all over the world can understand the Latin mass. Your unbiblical prejudice that no-one can be expected to understand words in another language is noted.

Understand the events at Pentecost. Read Job. It is the Spirit that gives understanding.

While we're on the subject of obeying the Word of God:

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

These people at the Latin mass that you find such fault with: they eat Christ's Body and drink His blood, as He commanded.

Do you eat His Body and drink His blood?

If not, why not?

[Campion]

What good is Scripture, or preaching if you can't understand it?

Have you ever actually been to a Latin Mass? The preaching is in the local language, and the readings -- which, like every other part of the Mass, are available to anyone in English in hand missals which cost ~ $100 -- are usually sung in Latin and then recited in English.

Besides, 85% of the Mass is either (a) straightup quoted from Scripture or (b) not changeable from one day to the next. Once you learn it, you know it.

The whole "oh, it's hidden, it's secret, it's bondage" line of argument is really ridiculous.

[saradippity]

One tongue means one language and I thought we were talking about the Latin language which is used in the Latin Mass. You should study up a little more,you might end up appreciating it. God Bless You!!