Why Latin?!

The following is from one of my favorite blogs: Acts of the Apostasy: Press '1' For English

We attended Mass at our "home" parish today due to scheduling conflicts, and I was quickly reminded why I don't like going there. 
It was announced that, in honor of yesterday's Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, that the first reading would be read in English and Spanish. And, as an added bonus, the Prayers of the Faithful would be read in English and Spanish.
And the secret surprise was...the final blessing, in Spanish.
Never mind that we're a white-bread suburban parish.
It got me thinking, though - since the Mass included elements not spoken in the vernacular, then why not just use Latin?

This is actually my favorite argument FOR LATIN as the language of the Mass. [This is not an argument about form. i.e. Tridentine versus Novus Ordo - it is about the language used AT mass, regardless of the form.]

Actually this is a good time to explain my comment above. When Vatican II occurred, they changed both the FORM and the LANGUAGE. The get more info on how this occurred visit the Vatican Website - That being said, it is important to recognize that my argument here is about language and not necessarily form. [Although I am in favor of the Extraordinary Form.]

My argument is that many parishes across our country have a multi-cultural membership. In fact many churches have multiple masses, each of which are said in a different language. This perplexes me because our faith is supposed to be universal. In fact, Catholic means universal. So how then do those parishes create a universality within their parish, when they divide the people through language and sometimes culture? [Again this isn't about form, or associated practices of form.] Such parishes essentially divide their church and segregate parishioners from one another for the sake of what?

So you can divide parishes which creates more problems than I believe multiple masses in different languages helps; or you can choose one language and essentially have only a portion of your parish hear the Mass in their vernacular.

Or you could just use latin. Sure the people wouldn't HEAR the mass in their vernacular but everyone could get a MISSAL in their vernacular. Sure, there are limitations to this as well... as there is no perfect system, but in the end I would much rather create a universal setting than one that divides the church. It also encourages people to participate in the Mass in a much more academic way through reading and study via a missal. The Mass is about CHRIST and not us... we should do what we can to create churches that are universal and unified... not ones that a segregated and divided.

[Note: I realized after I posted this that I didn't explain fully my argument. I left out the fact that I do appreciate and enjoy the mass in english. Especially the new form. Even more, I love that after S.P. we can now celebrate both forms of the Mass. [Well not here in Alaska... any priests want to come say a Tridentine Mass?] My argument is more aimed at those parishes that do what the parish did in the opening quote. I think the vernacular can play a very important and educational role in our theological catechisis.]