[color:"orange"] The univeral language doesn't need to be a "rich" language, imo; the goal here is for the different peoples of the world to be able to communicate, not to create a universal culture. [/color] I have a dissenting opinion here - communication, more so the communication between different cultures, is complex and prone to misunderstanding. The 'tool' language must be adequate to express feelings, insinuations, humour, impressions - not only the factual transfer of information.
Whatever language is used - the act of communicating constantly with each other WILL create a culture.
As to Latin - in the course of reporting from the conclave THE latin teacher of the Vatican has been interviewed - and he made the entire interview in Latin, just to prove that, for him, Latin is a living language. Thankfully for the reporter he also made the translation into English, which was easy for him - he is native US American (now that was a surprise!)
In times of crisis it is of the utmost importance not to lose your head (Marie Antoinette)
