Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-26
CAPEL ON sPmITUALIsNI.
what the Catholic Church Teaches and
what II Does Not.

what II Does NOT
NEW ORLEANS. April pa convention
Of Southern spiritualsts has recently
been in session in this city. In its report
thereof the Picagilae mentioned the fact
that Mgr. Cape was in attendance and a
close listener. Thelatter, in the Picugltue
OF April 20. publishes a card in which be
SAYS: For 20 years / have carefully
watched and studied spiritualIstic teach
1 ing. / have assisted at many private Sc
auces, but yesterday afforded me the first
occasion Of being present at public
meeting. pass no opinion on the general.
proceedings, but, as one OF the public in
Ylted, / presume the President and Secre-
/ tary of TIE meeting intend it TO be Deilev-
/ ed tue m sdmms were speaking under the
/ impulse Of the spirits, and consequently
I tsuUhtully. Now, the extraordinary IL
nOrance displayed by both mediums of
/ the teaching OF the Catholic church, and
/ the transparent prejudice against the
mother and mistress OF churches, proved
/ beN Ond doubt that a false and malicious
1 spirit impelled the mediums, presuming,
Of course, a spirit had something TO do
with the matter. AS a member of the
Oldest and first Of churches, | beg to
declare in contradiction to what was
enunciated: First, that it is no part of
Catholic teaching that hell is a place of
fre-it5 inmates Will suffer the pain of
loss, together with the pain of sense;
second, That souls are individual and are
saved, not by priests, but by the saving
blood and grace Of Jesus Christ; third,
that death IS not portrayed in terror, but
as the portal to an eternity of happiness,
and therefore it is to be looked to as a joy
full release from earthly dangers and sOr-
lows. though naturally punishment for
rsta pt Rf
the saints is constantly described in the
breviary as a day of glorious birth, and
the souls Of Catholics part from their
bodies strengthened by extreme JUNCTION
and the Viaticum. They 90 forth, In the
language OF the liturgy, IN the name of
GOD, who created them; in the name Of
God the Holy Ghost, who sanctihed them;
in the name of the whole court of heaven
TO enter into paradise. / have further TO
add, the Catholic church has tom the
commencement taught the Immortality
OF the soul. Her doctrine of communion
Of saints is expressed under creeds. She
believe and teaches, hrst, that souls part
ug from "a body ia a state of perfect in
n0cence 20 Immediately into everlasting
happiness; second, that souls leaving
earth at enmlty with God are Immediately
condemned to the everlasting prison of
hell; third. that souls parting in friend
snip Win bOu Dul sui uuueI Tue penalty
OF lesser sins are detained for awhile in
the Vestibuie OF heaven, purgatOry,
before obtaining everlasting joy.
70 those in bliss we may
pray, their charity for us not being les
seued but increased in heaven; for those
in purgatory We may offer sutfrages
whether of prayer or of good works, and
so between the dead and the living is
there unceasing communi0n-add TO
which Catholics believe III the guardian
| ship Of angels ana the antagonism of
personal evil spirits, but Catholicism for
bids the evoking OF spirits, be they good or
evil. Ii forbids striving to find out things
future or past through this spiritual
world. That such evocation has been
practiced at all times Is clear from in
stances recorded Ia the Scripture, and the
worship OF devils is explicitly referred to
by st. Paul"