From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:37:45 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-12-31 20:20, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:51:04 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Admittedly, just being a Catholic seems a lot easier. It's like   
   >>> choosing Ubuntu over Gentoo.   
   >>   
   >> It probably has changed with the increased latitude from Vatican II but   
   >> it was comforting when the Mass was the Mass. Like a Big Mac it was the   
   >> same no matter what church you wandered into. The homily might differ   
   >> or be in the local language but the liturgy was the same.   
   >>   
   >> Protestants are like a box of chocolates.   
   >   
   > My father thought that it was important to go to mass while visiting   
   > Britain even though I did not understand a word of it.   
      
   Latin Mass?  Latin is Latin although I assume the reading were in English.   
   My  favorite part was   
      
   P. Ite, missa est   
   R. Deo gratias   
      
   Usual translation:   
      
   P. Go, the Mass is ended   
   R. Thank God   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)