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[โ€“] spauldo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are very much in the minority as someone who has studied Latin. Very few non-Catholic high schools even offer it, much less make it mandatory.

And sure, Catholic mass was held in Latin back in the day. Personally, I suspect that's a reason it's associated with rituals and magic. What is a priest doing, if not invoking mystical powers beyond the understanding of man? What language would someone use to invoke the powers of Satan?

Outside the anglosphere, I have no idea.

[โ€“] MudMan@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well, it took a minute, but you got to the point there in that last sentence.