I was an altar boy for many years and because I am considerably older than you, the Masses were all in Latin. I never understood that until the History Book Club chose a book that explained it all. The early Church did not want the common man to read the bible and interpret on their own. They, in their divine wisdom, would translate and explain it to them. That way, they stayed in control. One of the many "mysteries" of the church.
I was an altar boy for many years and because I am considerably older than you, the Masses were all in Latin. I never understood that until the History Book Club chose a book that explained it all. The early Church did not want the common man to read the bible and interpret on their own. They, in their divine wisdom, would translate and explain it to them. That way, they stayed in control. One of the many "mysteries" of the church.