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Vatican City, Nov 12, 2012 \/ 02:05 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Pope is launching a new Pontifical Academy for Latin to help priests and academics deepen their knowledge and ability with the language.<\/p>\n

\t\"There is a pressing need for greater knowledge and more competent use of Latin in the ecclesial environment as well as in the world of culture at large,\" Pope Benedict XVI said on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n

\tThe new academy was announced in a letter titled \u201cLatina Lingua.\u201d The document is known as a motu proprio, a phrase that means \u201cby his own initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe academy will have two goals.<\/p>\n

\tThe first is \u201cto promote the knowledge and study of the Latin language and literature, both classical and patristic \u2026 especially in Catholic educational institutions where priests both train and educate seminarians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe second aim of the school will be to promote the written and spoken use of Latin.<\/p>\n

\t\"There is a danger of an increasingly superficial knowledge of Latin, also reflected in the philosophical and theological studies of future priests, in contemporary culture and in the context of a general weakening of the humanities,\" the Pope Benedict wrote in his letter.<\/p>\n

\t\"It seems urgent to support the efforts for a more responsible use of Latin and a better understanding of it, both within the Church and in the wider world of culture,\" Benedict XVI stated.<\/p>\n

\tHe told how knowledge of Latin is now more necessary than ever to study sources from which to draw upon, including theology, liturgy, the Church fathers and canon law, as taught by Vatican Council II.<\/p>\n

\tBut, according to the pontiff, there is a renewed interest in Latin and culture in a world dominated by science and technology, which involves young people and scholars from different nations.<\/p>\n

\tThe new academy will replace the Latinitas Foundation, which was established by Pope Paul VI in 1976.<\/p>\n

\tThe Pontifical Academy for Latin, which will have a five year trial period, will be a part of the Pontifical Council for Culture.<\/p>\n

\tOn Saturday, Nov. 10, Pope Benedict appointed Ivano Dionigi the president of the new academy and Father Roberto Spataro as its secretary.<\/p>\n

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