polýMATHY tries to speak Latin to a bunch of random religious at the Vatican. He said that out of 12 people he talked with, only 3 were able to speak it.

I think that’s correct. As someone that went to Catholic seminary, he is correct in saying Latin was not required. I took it as an elective since it’s such a good idea to be able to read the original documents in their original language. Latin is such a beautifully poetic and nuanced language, you lose a lot in translation to more simplistic languages like English.