| Latin was the language of the Roman Empire. All | | | | of our language can be traced to Latin). Today, |
| of the Romance languages, including French, | | | | Ecclesiastical Latin is the official language of the |
| Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, are directly | | | | Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican. With so |
| descended from this native tongue. Our own | | | | much influence on our own language coming from |
| English language is heavily influenced by roots | | | | Latin, it is surprising that students are not |
| from the Latin Language (as many as 80 percent | | | | encouraged to study it in high school and college. |