How much Latin does the average Catholic know?

[Anastasia13]

How much Latin does the average Catholic know?

Edited September 7, 2005 by Light and Truth

[ReinnieR]

not a whole lot

[cappie]

I know we had to learn it at school I'm a bit rusty now but I can say Mass in latin, I din't get to use it very often, It's a little different from classical latin It's like my use of Italian getting rusty. : These days I don't think it's taught in school so not many people would know it. I think they concentrate on languages that are used in the world. I think no doctor would use latin today as they did in the past but i could be wrong.

My parishoners try to teach me Spanish, Maltese, Tamil Samoan, Tongan,and last but not least Tagalog

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='cappie' date='Sep 7 2005, 03:26 AM']I know we had to learn it at school I'm a bit rusty now but I can say Mass in latin, I din't get to use it  very often, It's a little different from classical latin It's like my use of Italian getting rusty. :  These days I don't think it's taught in school so not many people would know it. I think they concentrate on languages that are used in the world. I think no doctor would use latin today as they did in the past but i could be wrong.

My parishoners try to teach me Spanish, Maltese, Tamil Samoan, Tongan,and last but not least Tagalog   
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so you know some tagalog father eh??

[cappie]

I'm trying but as the parishoners from Couples for Christ say I'm very trying

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='cappie' date='Sep 7 2005, 03:29 AM']I'm trying but as the parishoners from Couples for Christ say I'm very trying
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rofl

[ReinnieR]

kamusta na po kayo father greg mano po (grabs hand and puts it on forehead)

[cappie]

That's common here. the hand bit, A bit disconcerting for an Aussie though.

The Lord Bless you

Now it's 6.40 pm Wednesday so I must go to Mass

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[dspen2005]

nothing beyond pig latin would be my guess.....

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='cappie' date='Sep 7 2005, 03:26 AM']My parishoners try to teach me Spanish, Maltese, Tamil Samoan, Tongan,and last but not least Tagalog   
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Do you have a lot of Spanish speakers in Australia? Interesting...
I once had a conversation with an Australian HSmom who told me that Spanish wasn't taught much down there... but she lived in Perth.


As for Latin.... I want my children to learn the parts of the mass in Latin so that they can participate (or at least follow) should they ever go to a Latin mass. It's also handy for learning Spanish, French etc... oh and those tough English words.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

Catholicus vulgatus non satis linguae Latinae cogitat.

[theculturewarrior]

I think Latin is unlike other languages in that you either know it or you don't. So with that in mind, I would say an extreme minority of Catholics know Latin.

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='Light and Truth' date='Sep 7 2005, 04:08 AM']How much Latin does the average Catholic know?
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that depends on the age of the catholic

[Totus Tuus]

I took a year in school and I know the Mass.

[Colleen]

I took it for a year and a half. One year in 5th grade (at a Catholic school) and half a year in high school (public school). Needless to say, I'm very rusty, but I think if I have any electives left sometime, I'll take a refresher course. Latin is fun.