I have another summer diversion: find a catholic priest, after the Great
Vatican Council, using the latin for the liturgy.
Best regards,
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De: Eric Reiter <[log in to unmask]>
Para: medieval-religion Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
Fecha: Domingo, 25 de Julio de 1999 03:46 p.m.
Asunto: A summer diversion for you all
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>I was watching Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory the other day and
>there's a scene near the end where a Catholic priest gives last rites to
>three prisoners, saying "In nomine patris, et filii, et spiritui
>sancti."
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>My challenge to you all--can you find movies in which the above formula
>is rendered correctly? I've only ever heard it correctly once or twice,
>but dozens of manglings. Perhaps we could compile a list of misdeclined
>Latin in American popular culture? I've heard "In nomine patri et filii
>et spiriti sancti," "In nomine patrus et filius et spiritus sanctus,"
>and so on.
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>Go forth, and report your findings!
>
>Have fun,
>
>Eric Reiter
>Concordia University, Montreal
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