Comments on Amo, Amas, Amat

it's amo, amas, amat

the latin teachers at quigley would be appalled

Whoops. Change made... thanks, Billy.

amamus, amatis amant

... bringin back some memories there.

amamus, amatis amant

... bringin back some memories there.

Of course with a rewritten Introit to reflect the 20th century priest's penchant for ass:

Introibo ad alatar-boyem Dei...

Amo, amare, amavi, amatum.

I'm 41, and the Latin Mass was gone by the time I came along. I can't imagine that this would appeal to anyone other than some old people and some nostalgia kooks.

(But then again, aren't they the only ones who are still into Catholicism?
;-)

Seriously, I wonder how this will play in the USA. Americans can barely speak English, let alone deal with Latin.

But if they do have it here, I may actually go to a service, just to see how it works. I'd better get my Mantilla dry-cleaned.

This is pseudo-conservatism. Bringing back the Latin Mass isn't about Latin; it's about reverting the entire Vatican II theology, and the concept of the vernacular church. This is about reaching backwards to an imaginary past in order to fend off the frustrations of a terrifying future. In effect the Pope is saying it's 1959 again, or 1859. This is right-wing extremism. If I had to guess, it'll kill the church.

As a Jew, I think it's a great idea. Walk into any Orthodox shul in the world, and you will experience the same service, and thanks to our insistence on teaching our kids Hebrew, there's a level of understanding that is carried across. It means universality of worship and brings a connection to everyone else who's worshipping. I think this will stave off the hemorrhaging of Catholics from the Church.

I was brought up with latin mass. Understanding it and pronouncing it is another thing. It is typical of Catholic religion if you do not understand what is being said then you feel you could be making a mistake against the church and "God" especially if you are a child. If you can not pronounce it properly then you feel like you are stupid and once again making a mistake or insulting the church and all it stands for. But then if you want to make people especially children feel guilty then it works like a charm. I wonder if they are going to bring back beating children that pronounce the latin wrong like they did when I was a kid in Catholic school. Not that Public School did not beat kids, they just did it for different reasons back then (I was born in the UK and I am 51) but if there is a shift to going back to latin then there can only be a shift to going back to a more archaic time.
Happily I am no longer a religious person, that was squashed with an intelligent approach to restructuring my life many years ago.