Let's just stick with the English translation we've got now, as most of the American Church is familiar with it.That is what ICEL is trying to do. They keep sending up translations they know will be rejected, and figure that they will get a couple more years with the 1970 version. The Vatican seems to be tiring of the game, and will be translating it on their own soon.
Being a bit more Machiavellian, if that is possible, I would do something a bit different. I would say that the 1970 Latin typical edition and all translations thereof expire on July 1, 2003. If there is not a suitable translation into the vernacular by then, all priests will use the latest Latin Typical Edition, and will not be allowed to use the vernacular until a translation is approved.
I'd bet it would take about 3 months, and no way it would take to July 1, 2003, before ICEL would submit a serious effort.
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Out of curiousity, does anybody know where the Vatican directives towards revising ICEL (a new set of statutes with a new translating team) stand at this point? I know they were given about a year or two ago.