[AnAmericanMother]

Latin IS special, and most scholars know it.

It remains a parent language -- and a sure 300 point advantage on the SATs, BTW, for precisely that reason.

It remains a universal language for the entire church. I could attend Mass in Mexico, on a Dutch island, a French island, or in Haiti, and hear the same Mass.

Another distinct advantage is that it is of all the languages except Italian the easiest and most beautiful to sing.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Latin IS special, and most scholars know it."

Sorry, but it is NOT. It's just another language.

"It remains a parent language -- and a sure 300 point advantage on the SATs, BTW, for precisely that reason."

Irrelevant.

"It remains a universal language for the entire church. I could attend Mass in Mexico, on a Dutch island, a French island, or in Haiti, and hear the same Mass."

Not today, you can't.

"Another distinct advantage is that it is of all the languages except Italian the easiest and most beautiful to sing."

Now you're being completely ridiculous.