Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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The Latin Revival

I was bemused to discover that the Pope did something I agree with: he advocates the revival of Latin.  (Link courtesy of my partner Doug.)  For centuries, Latin was an auxiliary language of the Church, scholars, and widely traveled people.  That was incredibly useful and I'm disappointed that people ditched it.  It's a great language, with a lot of history and literature to its credit, and any  widespread auxiliary language is really convenient.

In general, I think the guy is a dick, and we disagree on almost everything.  But in this our paths run together, and I'm an oldschool activist capable of swapping out allies on different issues.
Tags: linguistics, news, spirituality
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sagaciouslu

sagaciouslu

November 15 2012, 02:05:56 UTC 8 years ago

FWIW, I'm an atheist who attends a pre-Vatican II mass twice a year. I love the music. I like the latin. And I love seeing the very last vestige of sanctioned, institutionalized ritual magic in the Western world...
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ysabetwordsmith

November 15 2012, 02:15:07 UTC 8 years ago

>>FWIW, I'm an atheist who attends a pre-Vatican II mass twice a year. I love the music. I like the latin.<<

Cool! I like some of the old Church music too.

>> And I love seeing the very last vestige of sanctioned, institutionalized ritual magic in the Western world... <<

Yes, that can be entertaining. When it's properly cast, it is sublime and quite powerful. There aren't a lot of priests these days who can make the old magic work, but I've met a few who could, and it's impressive.