HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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It was the official language of the common people of Europe
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It was the only common language in Europe and it was used by the Church
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It was the language spoken when the Bible was written
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It was the language spoken by Charlemagne and the Franks
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Church used Latin for centuries because it was born in the Roman Empire and when that empire fell, it kept it as a way to unify Catholics around the entire world. Even many Church documents are still translated into Latin, and recently the Vatican launched a Latin radio station!
Detailed explanation-2: -Latin provides a key to the Romance languages, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese etc. Latin is the universal language of western civilization. Actually, Latin provides the blueprint for any language we may be learning later in life: German, Russian, Chinese, or any other one.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many European languages have a strong Latin base simply because the Romans ruled Europe for hundreds of years-languages such as French, and Spanish are called ‘Romance’ languages for this reason. Most European languages are related, having originally derived from ancient Indian languages.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ecclesiastical Latin continues to be the official language of the Catholic Church. The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) decreed that the Mass would be translated into vernacular languages.