ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Latin has remained the official language of the Roman Catholic Church and as such has been in constant use by most Romance speakers; it was only within the last half of the 20th century that church services began to be conducted in the vernacular.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is due to the conversion of the barbarians to the Catholic faith in the Middle Ages that Latin became the common sacred language for all Latin rite Catholics. The preservation of Latin, transmitting the legacy of classical and ecclesial culture with it through the ages, is more than an historical accident, however.

Detailed explanation-3: -Similar to Latin today, Hebrew was the chosen language for religious scholars and the holy scriptures, including the Bible (although some of the Old Testament was written in Aramaic). Jesus likely understood Hebrew, though his everyday life would have been conducted in Aramaic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some Christians see the languages written on the INRI cross (Syriac, Greek and Latin) as God’s languages.