Perhaps the prayer in Latin contains supernatural power that scares demons away. English can work but the Latin is extra painful to them due to multi-generational memory.
Nah I'm not Catholic but if I was writing a story about the Dark Realm's subversion of the church, that's what they'd do. Also it would be secretly controlled by vampires like in Castlevania.
Latin is actually more efficacious in prayer and exorcism because it is a sacred language. Demons hate Latin.
And no, the Latin the church uses is not the vernacular Latin of the Roman empire. It's a modified formal court Latin, much like formal French used to be the standard for law in the west.
Perhaps the prayer in Latin contains supernatural power that scares demons away. English can work but the Latin is extra painful to them due to multi-generational memory.
Nah I'm not Catholic but if I was writing a story about the Dark Realm's subversion of the church, that's what they'd do. Also it would be secretly controlled by vampires like in Castlevania.
Latin is actually more efficacious in prayer and exorcism because it is a sacred language. Demons hate Latin.
And no, the Latin the church uses is not the vernacular Latin of the Roman empire. It's a modified formal court Latin, much like formal French used to be the standard for law in the west.
Father Chad Ripperger[edit, fixed spelling], a well known exorcist, has said as much.
Lol. That would be a hilarious nickname for him, shared among all the demons he casts out.
Hah woops. Yes it would ;-)
They have changed their minds enough times about Latin that they are definitely fallible. The question is only when they are wrong.