Ah, actually Latin was exceedingly widespread as the universal language for discussion and exchange not only of ideas in religion but also science and the arts. This convention persisted right up to the 20th century. Latin is only popularly "dead" now because of the death of the Classical Education. The people exchanging new ideas are no longer educated with Latin at the centre, and no longer require it as a universal medium of commnunication.
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Date: 2006-06-27 01:17 pm (UTC)