New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-14
NOysIGNOR CAPEL on DITORCE.
A MAN MARRIED TWO OR THREE TIMES NO BETTER
THAN MORMON.

4 MAN MARRIED TWO OR THREE TIMES NO BETTER
THAN MORMON.
NonsignOr Capel lectured to q much larger
audience than usual in Chickering Hall last night on
Divorce" have watched with considerable INTEREST,"
he said the way which this subject has been brought
the public by the and by lecturers and see
that the public mind aroused 10 considerable interest In
the matter am grleved find country permitting
20 De introduced what elsewhere proven to be dis
astrous 20 society. will divide my subject into four
parts what the church teaches the subject the results
OF system upheld by the church, the consequences OF
divorce in Europe and the remedies TO DO applied The
Catholic Church asserts IN the most absolute way that
marriage Is the union OF two In flesh, and and
wife constitute one moral person. BY making sacra
ment she imparts 10 man and woman the grace neces
sary 10 fulfil the duties OF their position The church
under no pretence permits OF divorce Under no crcum
the marriage contract be brokenSaye by death
Tho church admits Of separation In OF incompau
bnity OF temper when It may be for the benefit OF
either party But neither gains freedom thereby This
"a no breach Of the vnculum The OF the Prince OF
Monaco cited proving that the Pope can grant d.
vorce. The case duly examined at Rome, when u
was sworn by lady that she had been forced Into the
marriage by her guardian Napoleon III, against hcr
wish Az the church holds the free consent OF both par
ties essential TO marriage the court OF Rome decided
that there had never been a marriage. IL two
people should meet and marry, and subsequently
discover they were brother and sister there would be no
marriage because II was made In error. Priests Dy
becoming priests bind themselves 70 ceibacy mention
this because OF what has occurred here during the past
month. II priest further becomes monk he takes an
additional obi legation not marry by vow not mace 10
the church but 10 God lie has welded himself 10 inc
church. When Luther took wife he knew she was not
his wife ANY monk who does 50 KNOWS IT, man
who goes through ceremony OF MARRIAGE uhder
such circumstances, knows that the woman he
takes be anything but his MISTRESS
rich man has married wife anu parts lronl
her and he on his travels ana aIer seven Ses Va
more marTcs someone else. Should he become CatlOo
no would have TO separate from the secOnu IoI no
knew the facts priest could absoYe hm not even on
death. II priest knowingly marrtes divorced pcsOhs 10
comply with state laws he Is ips9 ydcto susIenuSu hnu
can olclate, coming under seNSrteI Sonuelh1
ton The church reidly carries OUT neI S J
maintains that power OF the state no act Oh fAla
ment nothing earth whatever can destroy the marriage
bond. Eight millions OF Americans h0d 10 inns uoc1rc
and they are the salvation OF lne County ,h.uVVy
reacyrthe family life which Is the bond or the state
The lecturer then skeched the condition OF ureece au
Rome al the foundation OF Christianity ana shoWeu 'tlt
from the first divorce I'm Rome, H. g. 23i dated lne
Qrua downfall that empire divorces being the most
FREQUENT when II had lost its ygor and malhess IL was
the Catholic Church that raised up Euopo iUi 1 81
dalton and gave woman her truo position Ohui the nu-
die Of the fifteenth century no one questioned ntI
trnes marriage. They had preserved the nnlly iG
and domestic happiness OF inc uisn, Mlo NI Tt
been deprived OF almost everything else. III
was Professionalism that Introduced divorce and
II has made most progress divorces S nc ,ats one
il bound 10 say that divorces most abundant where
Protcstantlsm most prevails. In England Tue Queen
ne presented But this barrier Will soon DO
broken down. and divorce T. no bar To RECEIPT ION III Acl
can society MonsignOr Capel then traced the Cos9-
nuences OF divorce which were giving tue rem 70 en
csa lowering the moral OF society Inc graNes III
Jury done to children especially eIIs. ihe le,y
Tor the disease To teach youth proper uea "a w.
marriage state. Divorce often trnctaoe 10 HIils
sorted marriage. Honorable people shOud heNes & NO
or acknowledge divorced persons Tue clesy sno r 20
Was little difference between Mormon ana man mar
Ilcd two or three times