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CATHOLIC CHURCHES
interesting Discourse on
"Sin" by Rev. Father
Tighe of Greenville.
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New Clubhouse.
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The Rev. Father John J. Taghe, pastor
of ST. Paul's Church. Greenviile. in re-
sponse to the invitation of the rector
of st. Augustine Church. Union Hill,
delivered an able discourse on Sin al
the church recently. Father Tighe said
in part:-
Sin is the great mystery of ages and
is as difficult to understand as creation
itself. 1t is distinct from evil, which
may exist in Irrational creatures. SIN
Is posstbie only in a being which has
reason and free VIII. When the reason
knows evil and tine viii chooses 1T, evil
becomes sin. The God-lke intelligence
of man contains the possibility OF SIM
St. Augustine and st. Thomas Aquinas
so understood the nature of man and
the source of evil.
"Sin is the negatfon of divine order.
and the violation of divine law. Tt is
the only blot on the fair face of crea-
tion. It is the Illustration of mans
existence n of Gods plans. God
order when He created him As a
pledge or means of attaining his final
destiny, God gave man a supernal aid.
called in Revelation a crown a 'ves-
ture,' sometimes life, or the Tight
a-IQ E11 VI IOA% l. l. 4l6A- . teA@ -
supernatural destiny remained. but he
lost the original gift whereby he might
attain that destiny. He was wounded
and weakened even in his natural pow
ers. A blight came over the beauty of
his soul, and he walked the earth a
shattered existence. a frail and dark
ened image of his former self. The
life to come was hencefortb out of his
reach and beyond his powers.
Following the great fact of the fall
came the promise of redemption. This
redemption was necessary on the ny
pothesds of the fan, though "a the
ologians hold that Christ would have
become incarnate. even If Adam had not
sinned. However this may be. atone
ment. satisfacadopp. redemption were
T al e an1ago of g : became ef The esSfad Of
wrath. The heavens above grew dark,
chasn between the soul and God. and
mans destiny was close union with his
Creator. God, Therefore, came to save
a atone ln for sin. sHina was treason against
God. the malice o. SIN Is infinite, for its
the absolute. the eternal. re first and
s'Justice is the dnvartable law of Gods
providence, and In virtue Of It He has
70 condemn ms, sin, r wsjeh Is is i RI zee tor Ey 4
return worthy of the great sovereign
ceabiye act by which ne mas his being;
BY sin man tuns his back in contempt
him in MS hands. Justice called for the
SRedemption was not wrought by one
act. but 10y many, i L given EN- to y ma me-
prayer, sacrifice and sacrament. Christ
is no merely historic fact. Mere belief
in Him is not the door of para
disc. This Is the cardinal er 70 1,s Of s thn
travels along the road, of humanity, by
his grace and s~acraments, to touch, heal
and bless mankind. Faith alone can
never Justify: Personal cog5aet w VIII VIZ
would make the truth almighty to save
He became a man. Christ was nailed
to Calvary that sin might be cruel
The SPIRIT of ~rafionalism, of ma
abroad today. opens bhe ~hoodgates OF
81 sin an and a ijpijgggtlty. an Il has men sI no Penge Christ rsl
call the figure of Jesus Christ as God
manifest in the flesh as the full mani
festatien of GOD in being Of opr sps-
original sin and original fancy, the
atonement and redemption Of Christ a
fable. The crimson light of h glor,
1 %Itb s sse Of mai 5ssus 81 ca arror Il and 9~eI anSellefi
crimes. against which Protestants and
Catholics have 70 join hands and bat
ing. personal God is the worlds great
tonie. But to many. God is hardly a
person. He is part Of a system
cur philosophy and then We can reform
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