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The Second Vatican Council on the use of Latin

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   “But amid this variety of languages a primary place must surely be given to that language which had its origins in Latium, and later proved so admirable a means for the spreading of Christianity throughout the West. And since in God’s special Providence this language united so many nations together under the authority of the Roman Empire — and that for so many centuries — it also became the rightful language of the Apostolic See. Preserved for posterity, it proved to be a bond of unity for the Christian peoples of Europe.” Pope St. John XXIII, Veterum Sapientia (Apostolic Constitution On the Promotion of the Study of Latin), February 22, 1962 (just eight months before the opening of Vatican II) “ Of its very nature Latin is most suitable for promoting every form of culture among peoples. It gives rise to no jealousies. It does not favor any one nation, but presents itself with equal impartiality to all and is equally acceptable to all. Nor must we overlook the characteristi...
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Pope Benedict XVI: Defender of Tradition

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  Pope Benedict XVI on Tradition Pope Benedict XVI defended and supported Catholic tradition throughout his life. Pope Benedict XVI on the Novus Ordo Mass - “What happened after the Council was something else entirely: in the place of liturgy as the fruit of development came fabricated liturgy. We abandoned the organic, living process of growth and development over centuries, and replaced it - as in a manufacturing process - with a fabrication, a banal on-the-spot product.” [1]        “I am convinced that the crisis in the Church that we are experiencing today is, to a large extent, due to the disintegration of the liturgy.” [2] Pope Benedict XVI on  Ad Orientem - “  The turning of the priest toward the people has turned the community into a self-enclosed circle. In its outward form, it no longer opens out on what lies ahead and above, but is locked into itself. The common turning toward the East was not a “celebration toward the wall”; it did not mean...
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