From:	Penta cpenta@*****.com
Subject:	[Semi-OT] Latin anyone?
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 1999 21:00:27 -0800

Logan Graves wrote:

> In our last episode, Sven De Herdt wrote:
> >
> > > in respones to some forgotten soul's post:
> > >
> > > OK. One thing: The church dropped Latin in 1963 to save itself from
> > > ruin, and will likely NEVER go back.
> > Latin is still used though it is no longer user often. About 6 months
> > ago I went to a mass which still held parts cited in Latin.
>
> <Disclaimer>
> No religious offense intended. Not even a little bit.
>
> (>) "One man's religion is another's belly laugh."
> (>) Lazarus Long
> </Disclaimer>
>
> These is a movement (splinter group) of the Roman Catholic Church called the
> Novus Ordal ("New Order"). They semi-split with said, RCC over their
decision
> for all Catholics to STOP using it. "Traditional Latin Mass" back in the
1960's
> (Vatican 2?), IIRC.
>
> I've heard from a Novus Ordal practitioner that they were (are?) excommunicated,
> but I can't find the reference to confirm this.
>
> ANYway, you could have gone to one of these.
>
> --Fenris

Yeah. It *WAS* Vatican II. But...What is this Novus Ordal? I've NEVER heard of
it.....can ya give any more info? For RL, this is interesting. For SR, even more so.
Also...QUITE interesting NOBODY'S said *anything* about them, ever......hmm.John
Penta