Vatican II and changes that followed were necesary changes in the Church

[JReducation]

You would need to read the whole thread to understand the context of tongues, or at least the first day or two of this thread.

I pointed out what I believe to be the advantages of both the vernacular and having Latin as a primary language. I will not engage in a form of Latin-olatry and elevate this language to some supernatural state because the Church uses it. Latin has also been used in pagan worship before Christ came on the scene. Latin is used in Black Masses. Latin was the language of those who committed deicide and was the language of the Collesium where Christians were torn to bits by wild beasts.

As a dead language is has unique value. As the language of the Church it has a special place of honor. But at the end of the day, it is still just a language.

Let’s add to this that Latin was not the original language of western liturgy. However, the Eastern languages of the Eastern Rites were the original languages. For example, the Greeks have always used Greek.

JR