My Latin Stumble at Castel Gandolfo
How can we be one if, when we are gathered, we are unable to pray together in one tongue?
How can we be one if, when we are gathered, we are unable to pray together in one tongue?
One can’t fail to call to mind the Tower of Babel when looking at the confusion which ensued in the wake of abolishing Latin as the Church’s principal language.
Does the Catholic Church need Latin? Most Roman Catholics now worship in the vernacular, and some argue that with good translations available, Catholics do not need to acquaint themselves with it, outside of a few specialists.Â