The resurfacing of Latin

The daily observes the use of Latin in Europe, pointing out "Google's little-known Latin search engine to not only get a translation but also to find a little more about the way Latin is re-surfacing ... We should be unsurprised that the Vatican is easing restrictions on the Tridentine or Latin Mass by enabling it to be celebrated without special permission or that the Vatican newspaper should suggest (as it has) that Latin should be the official language of the EU. They would, wouldn't they ? But these are only symptoms of a deeper trend. Finland, which holds the current presidency of the EU, broadcasts the news in Latin on national radio to a claimed 75,000 listeners, which on a per capita basis is reported to be more than some BBC Radio 4 programmes get. ... The Finnish presidency also publishes a regular news in brief column in Latin. ...It ought also to remind us that Latin was once the nearest to a common language Europe is ever likely to get."

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