The exact circumstances are not recorded; Goethe, who broke off all personal contact with him after this, refers only vaguely in his diary to " Lenz's asininity " ( " " Lenzens Eseley " " ).
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He has called " the height of asininity " the argument that the use of Latin in the Tridentine Mass is an approach to mystery better than the use of the vernacular language in the modern Mass . He is a supporter of the synodal form of church administration, followed by the Eastern Orthodox Churches, for the entire Catholic Church.
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Qualities attributed to the eponymous animal are consciously matching with the initiative's characteristics : stubbornness ( autonomy and independence ), grey fur ( searching for options beyond the polarity of " right / wrong " or " good / bad " ), long ears ( overhearing insider's information ), asininity ( asking alleged stupid questions ).