The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-25 00:00:00

cimens :

" Question. What must we do at confession ? Answer.
We must with contrite hearts beg the priest's blessing, say
the confiteor, accuse ourselves of our sibs, listen to the
priest's instruction's, and renew our sorrow whilst he gives
absolution.—Q. What must we do after confession? A. We
must return God thanks, and perform the penance enjoined
by. our confessor.—Q. What do you mean by the penance
enjoined by our confessor? A. The prayers and good works
enjoined to us by our confessor, in satisfaction for our sins.
—Q. Will the penance enjoined by our confessor always
satisfy for our sins? A. Whatever else is wanting may be
supplied by indulgences, and our own penitential endeavours.".
Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine, by the Right Rev.
Dr. Plunkett. Dublin, 1829.
From the " Christian Doctrine of the Right Res. Dr.
Young, reprinted under the sanction of the Right Rev. Dr.'
Tuohy," under the head " Instructions for the Catechists
of the Confraternity of the Christian Doctrine," I make the
following extract :—" He," the catechist, " is to instruct
them, that when the confessor does not absolve them after
their confession, but defers it for some longer time, they;
roust not take it ill of him, but be thankful for the delay, be-
cause he does so for their good ; that by making a better pre-
paration; they may receive it another time with more fruit
and benefit to themselves : and in such cases the penitent is
not sufficiently prepared for it ; for if he was, the confessor
would not refuse giving it.
" He is to instruct them, that whatsoever works are en-
joined by the confessor, are of the strictest obligation,
THOUGH EVER SO DISAGREEABLE (query—CRAWLING in-
cluded?) TO THEM; and that they are enjoined in the name
and by the authority of God, IN SATISFACTION FOR THEIR
Iles rermisreertis,- to expiate and atone for them; and roe
this reason the sooner they are complied with, the better for.
the penitent."

In page 20 of the same catechism the following questions
are put Question. What means the' forgiveness of sins ?'
Answer. It means that Christ left a power in his church to
remit sins, and the PUNfSIIMENT due to them.—Q. How is
the PENALTY of sin remitted? A. By MEANS OF SATIS-,
FACTORY WORKS."

Again, at pages 40 and 41 :—" Q. What do you mean by
doing an action well? A. I mean the doing of it so, or in
such a manner THAT GOD- MAY HAVE NO CAUSE TO FIND
FAULT WITH IT.—Q. What do you mean -by a good action
being MERITORIOUS? A. I mean IT DESERVES TO BE RE-
WARDED BY GOD.—Q. What do you mean by its being im-
petratory ? A. I mean that it CLAIMS and solicits God's
grace, and a continuance and increase of it.—Q. What do
you mean by its being satisfactory f A. I mean that it is,
CAPABLE OF ATONING for the punishment DtTE to
Q. Can a good action be of any service to another besides
doer?the A. Yes, in consequence of the Communion of,
Saints.—Q. How so? A. By a good action one may IMPE-
TRATE and SATISFY for ()Timis, as well as himself."
But, sir, I fancy I see some Romish priest take up the
LIVERPOOL STANDARD—[he could not better employ him-
self ; no, not even in reading " against time" a legend in his
breviarp]—and exclaiming to some liberal Protestant (?)
neighbour who had just dropped. in—" Well, really this is
most.unjust ; see here, sir, how the oft-repeated and thread-
bare charges against the Catholic (understand popish]
church—notwithstanding the boasted liberality of the times
—seem to revive with all their wonted vigour. Is it not
hard, and uncharitable, to attribute to the Catholic [popish]
church doctrinal statements which have emanated from—
merely—private individuals—such as Drs. Doyle, Rielly,
Butler, Young, or Tuohy—as exhibited in " Christian Doc-
trines," or in " Catechisms," even though such publications
be prescribed for, and recommended—as I admit some of
them are—to the ' faithful' by the four Roman Catholic
archbishops of Ireland,' when it is well known that the Ca-
tholic [popish] church is not responsible for any exposition
of doc,rine, save only such as bears the authoritative im-
press of a general council, or, Pope defining ex cathedra ?"
Now, sir, although I could easily dispose of this affected
grievance, yet I consider that 1 shall be doing a better ser-
vice to your readers in " backing" the catechetical statements
which I have now cited, and at which " juggling Jesuits"
might be disposed to cavil, by quoting a document from
which no popish ecclesiastic, who acknowledges allegiance to
the Vatican, can appeal : I allude to the " Catechism of the
Council of Trent," published by order of Pope Pius 'V.; at
the express injunction of the Tridentine Fathers.
The following is the decree of the Council with respect to
the above catechism :

. " That the faithful may approach the sacraments with
greater reverence and devotion, the Holy Synod commands
all bishops not only to explain, in a manner accommodated
to the capacity of the receivers, the nature and use of the
sacraments, when they are to be administered by themselves;
but also to SEE THAT EVERY PASTOR piously and prudently
do the same, in the vernacular language, should it be neces-
sary and convenient. This exposition is to accord with a
form to be prescribed by the Holy Synod for the administra-
tion of all the sacraments, in a CATECHISM WHICH BISHOPS

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