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Question about the Catholic Vatican?

Anybody have any idea why in a place that was run by Romans, a place where the Jewish Peter preached and died, a place surounded by Italian, and Sicilian, the Holiest Book to the Catholic Church is in Latin? But the Latin Kings dont look like the white people of the Vatican? And the O.T. God said he was gonna make the Israelites a Kingdom of Priests, a Holy Nation, but the Torah, by Moses was not Latin was it? Did Moses and his people speak Latin?

And why would thier god, who is good friends with the Pope, and gave him the title as, Holy father, Nd the priests were allowed to be called father too? So thier god wants the Latin language?

So why is thier Holy Bible Latin?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Jesus spoke Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic and Latin.

    Italians are usually tanned with black hair in southern Italy and white with lighter hair in the North. Since Rome is in central Italy it is a mix.

    Moses probably did not speak in Latin since Rome was probably a tiny city state during his time.

    The Papal Title was formed by Jesus and given to Saint Peter as seen in Matthew. Since Saint Peter there has been an unbroken line of Popes until today.

    The official language of the Church is and always will be Latin and Latin is used in some masses all over the world and also used as the language in the Vatican.

    Source(s): Catholic
  • 7 years ago

    You have made absolutely no sense and I have no idea what you are asking. Please rephrase your question. God bless!

    In Christ

    Fr. Joseph

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    7 years ago

    If religions actually made sense, things would be better in the world wouldn't they? Religions don't make sense.

  • 7 years ago

    The Bible was originally translated into Latin because it was the one language that could be read by all the educated, literate people of the time, which was about 5% of the population. Today obviously the Church does not use the Latin text because people don't speak or read Latin.

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