This question is for catholics. Are you in favor of the pope's decision to require the tradional latin mass?

Question

If yes, please give the reason and if no please also give a reason. thank you. I wait for your answers

Answer 1

He's not requiring it, he said that it can be used at the discretion of each parish's pastor.


I'm in favor of being able to choose.

Answer 2

As a long-time lifelong Catholic, I am all in favor of it and I'm glad to see it coming back.

While it's good to have the language be the spoken vernacular of the people, one thing that was lost when the Latin Mass was dropped was the universality of worship. With the Latin Mass, you could walk into a Catholic Church literally anywhere in the world - Manila, South Africa, Brazil, Europe, U.S., and the Mass would be exactly the same, same language, same prayers said, as was befitting of a truly Catholic Church (Catholic = from the Greek katholicos, meaning "universal").

As a small boy, I helped serve Mass as an altar boy when they were still saying the Latin Mass, so myself I don't have a problem with it - I still remember all of the Latin benedictions and responses. I think that the way they are going about it is good - bringing back the original Tridentine Mass, but alongside the Novus Ordum (New Mass), so we can choose. I don't think they are going to actually "require" it, or have it totally replace the new Mass. My parish currently has both, and I attend both - mostly the new services, but occasionally I go to the Latin Mass offered, and it is really a beautiful service - there is a little more of a sense of reverence and mystery and awe toward God in the Latin Mass, in my opinion.

Answer 3

Latin Mass is not REQUIRED! The pope simply said that all congreagations who wish to practice the Latin Mass may do so. Vatican 2 removed the Latin Mass all-together. Some Catholics missed it very much so some priests brought it back - and they were in trouble for doing so. The pope simply is allowing the Latin Mass to be used again.

It makes no sense to bring it back???? Geesh.

The Latin Mass beautiful. That aside, there are many older Catholics who attend Mass daily and who miss attending the Mass in Latin. It isn't practiced at very many churches - but those that do are now free to offer this service. It isn't a step backward at all. It is honoring the traditional that brings comfort to some people.

Would you think of taking Amazing Grace out of the hymnbook? NO! Because it is a hymn that is loved and means something to many people. Same thing with the Latin Mass - it has meaning and it provides an amazing time of worship for some people.

Ya'll are narrowminded.

Answer 4

Not being a catholic, I don't care, but there are two things that you should understand.

First, as a previous poster said, it is not a requirement. The pope only said that the Latin mass was once again an authorized mass which could be said in a catholic church.

Second, the word "traditional" implies that the mass in the vernacular (the language of the congregation) is somehow different than the Latin mass. In fact, all catholic masses are just different translations of the original Latin mass. The meaning is the same if you understand the language.

The idea that Jesus spoke Latin is nonsense. Where the mass follows scripture, the Latin words of the mass were translations of Greek which was, itself, a translation of whatever language the oral tradition which gave rise to a particular biblical book used. Jesus himself probably spoke Aramaic.

Answer 5

It isn't a requirement. It is an option. And contrary to popular belief, the Latin Mass was never forbidden. Some RC Churches did indeed still have Mass in Latin sometimes.

For myself, I don't plan to attend them regularly. I prefer the Mass in the vernacular so I can understand it and truly "pray it" while I am there.

However, I can also see the beauty of the old ways, and I welcome the option for the Mass to be celebrated in Latin. I'd like to attend the Latin Mass sometimes, and learn more about this beautiful tradition.

Answer 6

>>Are you in favor of the pope's decision to require the tradional latin mass?<<

While I would favor such a decision, that was not the decision he made. He simply allowed priests the option of celebrating it; he did not require it. Here's an English translation of the document:
http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vis/dinamiche/d0_en.htm

Answer 7

I think this is a new opportunity to experience the great diversity and variety that the Universal Church offers.

Here is the Pope's letter on the subject: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070707_lettera-vescovi_en.html

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles celebrates the Mass in the following languages of the people:
American Sign Language
Arabic
Aramaic
Armenian
Cambodian
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Croatian
French
Garifuna (Ukrainian-Byzantine)
German
Haitian
Hungarian
Igbo
Indian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Lithuanian
Polish
Portuguese
Samoan
Slavonic
Spanish
Tagalog (Philippene)
Tongan
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

and

African-American Cultural Focus
Native American Cultural Focus

and, of course,

English

and now we can add Latin.

The issue of one prayer for the conversion of the Jews said once a year should be resolved without too much effort.

http://www.archdiocese.la/directories/language/index.php

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

Yes, because the Latin Mass is beautiful.

Answer 9

It is not required. He only made it easier to request. And I believe he only allowed one per weekend. As a person old enough to remember it, I find it historically interesting but nothing I's ever want to return to. I believe those that want it are on a serious nostalgia trip and may change their minds after a few doses of it. As long as it DOESN'T become mandatory, I can live with it, but I think it's still a bad idea.

A church that refuses to respond to its times is a dying church. Liturgy was only one part of the reforms of Vatican II, but it's the most visible part. Ecumenism appears to be next to go. By turning its back on the positive changes of Vatican II, the Church would be condemning itself to irrelevance.

Answer 10

no, that's clearly a poor move and will only alienate cathloics at a time when they are already losing members to protestant churches. the latin mass is an anochronism. it's out dated and has little meaning or connection to today's catholics. if this policy is really enforced on a large scale you will see a mass exodus to churches where people can actually understand what's going on.

Answer 11

I know that I am not against it. I just know sitting through a mass that I didn't understand would make it hard to follow. I would still go to church, and even sit through a Latin mass.