“Multitude” is a cognate of multis and has a different meaning than “many” which doesn’t distinguish between multis, pluris, or plurimus, the various degrees of the very vague “many.”
I think it is too late. At this point in time, 2012 AD, I don’t see how all Catholics are going to accept their Masses being celebrated exclusively in Latin.
They never have been.
It’s in one of the readings in the Mass, I think. Or did they leave that one out intentionally?What?
Sorry, I was riffing on his Babel jokeIt’s in one of the readings in the Mass, I think. Or did they leave that one out intentionally?
What does the year have to do with it?
Why? Wasn’t the whole point of going Latin because it was widely spoken? Latin is not widely spoken anymore.
I don’t think “mystery” has or should have anything to do with it. A Latin Mass is a Catholic cultural thing; it becomes a shared religious culture across multiple secular nations. (Even my agnostic husband agrees with me here. Plus he’s tired of hearing how much I hate the new translation.
)Exactly.
At the local Church here, the priest still says “for all”.
But it could also easily apply to English. Just because “pro multis” had been translated as “for many” for 400 years doesn’t make it the best. Same for some barbaric made-up stuff like “bless.” What do these things mean? We just say them, we say “we don’t understand Latin,” and move on. It’s about time someone comes along and questions some of these things IMO.
