The new translations of the Mass are on the way. Well they have been for some time and many of us saw the green book in 2004 showing the interim translations.
Not sure about some of it but I'm no linguistic scholar. Friend Annie studied classics and she says while it is much closer to the Latin, poetry should not be translated literally or you lose the, well the poetry I suppose.
Interesting to read Damian Thompson's analysis. I hadn't realised he was a classical scholar but we all hide our lights under our bushels at some point.
It's his sweeping unproven statements which irk – as usual. For example: "the compulsory adoption of the new translation – which the English authorities have naturally been dragging their heels over introducing". We know this not to be true as the translation is not yet finalised so there's nothing there for anyone to drag their heels over anyway.
You know, if I was a Bishop of England or Wales – and I'm glad I'm not because I there isn't a decent wool shop in Eccleston Square – I'd be so miffed. Not by Thompson's comments but by the fact that he knows so much more about the Church in England, Wales and Rome than they do.
Not sure about some of it but I'm no linguistic scholar. Friend Annie studied classics and she says while it is much closer to the Latin, poetry should not be translated literally or you lose the, well the poetry I suppose.
Interesting to read Damian Thompson's analysis. I hadn't realised he was a classical scholar but we all hide our lights under our bushels at some point.
It's his sweeping unproven statements which irk – as usual. For example: "the compulsory adoption of the new translation – which the English authorities have naturally been dragging their heels over introducing". We know this not to be true as the translation is not yet finalised so there's nothing there for anyone to drag their heels over anyway.
You know, if I was a Bishop of England or Wales – and I'm glad I'm not because I there isn't a decent wool shop in Eccleston Square – I'd be so miffed. Not by Thompson's comments but by the fact that he knows so much more about the Church in England, Wales and Rome than they do.
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