No, Jayne, I was asking an honest question. You can see my first few responses. I don't think I was more aggressive than any replies. (Isn't it rather obvious Latin is the language of the Church? C'mon).
In post #4 you asked a question: "why pray private prayer in Latin regularly?"
You received two answers.
Then in post #9 you said: "To my mind, personal/private prayer is best done in the vernacular/mother tongue. Hence, I'm asking why others would use non-native tongues."
That is not just a question. That is an assertion that vernacular is best for personal prayers, which carries an implication that those who pray in Latin are choosing a sub-optimal practice. This is a challenge to defend it, not a simple request for information. Of course, you are picking up some defensiveness after you say something like that. It is not people being aggressive, but the natural response to your comment.
Also, even though we are discussing praying in Latin, you keep referring using terms like "non-native tongues" "foreign language" "foreign tongue". Nobody is proposing that it is good to pray in foreign languages for the sake of praying in foreign languages (except possibly Heinrich - it is not clear what his point was). We are specifically talking about praying in the language of the Church. People keep stressing this point because you seem to be missing it.
For most of us, it is not only obvious that Latin is the language of the Church, but that it is good to pray in the language of the Church. This is not something that should need defending. Your opinion that it is best to pray in the vernacular is the one that needs support. Where does this idea appear in Church teaching?
As to my mocking - it's not exactly a rare sentiment to see here at this forum - "Oh, no, someone said something mean. I'm GONE!" If you're allowed to chastise my posting habits, I think it's only fair that I can comment on a troubling sensitivity I see on the forum.
There is a huge difference between leaving the forum because "someone said something mean" and dropping out of a specific thread that takes a nasty turn. Avoiding specific threads, topics, or posters is exactly what most people need to do in order to cope with forums. That is not "troubling sensitivity." That is how to retain one's sanity.
Many people around here need to learn how to recognize when to walk away from a thread. Instead of mocking a person who was doing it right, you should have pointed her out as a good example.
If you have a problem with me "chastising your posting habits" that's legit. Fraternal correction should normally be done privately. My tone was probably all wrong too because I was posting in anger. I'm sorry. You can make a case that I earned some mocking or snark. But I don't see that there is anyone else that you should be mean to in this thread.