The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
non-Gatbclle Queries, and Hnswers Cberetp


this is my blood Matt XVI 26) the memento for
the dead the Pater Noster, or Our Father l11att N
vi, 81; the Agnus Del (John i, 80; the Com
munion, the Blessing, the Last Gospe-generaly
John i, 1-14.
The prayers of the liturgy breathe the simple
sweetness of the Word of God and OF the early
Fathers, who prayed with hearts full OF love for
Jesus Christ No non-C Catholic can read them once
and not perceive their wondrous beauty and devo-
ton Indeed study of these prayers has made
more than one earnest soul realize how false the
spirit of the Reformation that could stigmatlze
them as 'blasphemous fables and dangerous de-
ceits" iRev. John O'Brien "a History OF the
Mass") Most of the beautiful prayers in the Epls-
copal prayer book, so much admired and loved, are
merely translations of the old Catholic prayers
Does not your Church teach that it is lawful to lie
to Protestants?
How can we 'heretics" believe any statement that
you may make, when one of your fundamental teaGL
ngs as set forth in the Council of Constance, de-
clares that faith need not be kept with hereuCs
Was safe conduct granted by this couhcll 10
John Huss violated on this very prlnclple!
The Catholic church never taught that it was
lawful to lie or break faith with any one. She has
always considered lying as intrinsically evil, ac-
cording to the eighth commandment: "Thou shalt
not bear false witness against thy neighbor. An
honest inquirer after truth has merely to read the
words of the decree (cited by Akog, Universal
Church History" VOL iii, p. 964) to recognize the
utter dishonesty of the above accusation This
false principle was preached and acted on by Pro-
testants in Ireland after the Treaty of Limerick
In 1891.
This calumny has been refuted time and time
again, as by Lethmathius In 1914, Copus IN 1881,
Campion in 1856, Molanus in 1911, Rosweidt and
Sweert in 1908, 1609 1911, Becanus in 1912, Mar
quez in 1915, etc. (Cf. Hergenrother, Church and
State" Essay xvi; Jungmann, Church History"
Vi, p. 339; Hefele, History of the Councils vol
vii, p. 767, cited in the Catholic University Bue-
tin, July, 1896, PIP. $50, 3S1)
The Council of Constance never granted safe
conduct to John Huss. The Emperor Sigismund
did, but his letter was merely passport commend
ing Huss to all the officials of the empire in order
to assure him protection from violence his way
to the Council. It by no means protected him from
the due course of the law of the empire, which IN
the Fifteen century regarded heresy civil Of
fense punishable by death. This is evident from
the safe-conduct itself, the address of the Bo-
hemian mobiles of the council, and the letter of
Sigismund to the King of Aragon on dhis very
point. (Alzog, Church History, vol. iii, pp 952-
967.)
What is the attitude of your Church on the tenn
perance question?
How can you explain the fact that so large pro-
portion of liquor dealers regular attendants OF
your Church. in good standing? Are they not respon
sfbe most Of the sin and misery of the present
time? They are not on the books of any Protestant
church.
The Catholic church regards intemperance as
a great vice, which carries in Its train many other
sins, such anger, blasphemy, neglect of Mass
and the Sacraments, murder, lust, theft. Cath
olics realize that the drink evil is the fruitful
of pauperism, insanity disease, death, cor
ruption in citizenship and the destruction of home
life.
The Church declares temperance, or modera-
tion in the use of drink, binding upon all under
penalty of sin. She declares total abstinence bind
ing upon all who find in drink the proximate oc
casion of sin as is the case with the habtua drunk
orI Clo al, Ill e.,
reasons: First, as protest against public abuse
IN our country; second, example to the weak
er brethren (Rom. xiv, 2D; third, practice of
lf-denial; fourth as reparation for the sins
committed by the drunkard
The mind of the Church can be seen from the
words of the Bishops of the United States in the
Second Council of Baltimore, 1866 No. 40: "Since
the very worst scandals owe their origin to excess
IN drink, we exhort pastors, and we implore them
for the love of Jesus Christ, to devote all their
energies to the extirpation of the vice of intern
perance To that end we deem worthy of praise
the zeal of those who the better to guard against
excess. pledge themselves to total abstinence; No
1863: Let pastors frequently their iocks to
shun saloons, and let them repel from the Sacra-
ments liquor dealers who encourage the abuses of
drink, especially on Sunday"
The Third Council of Baltimore, held III 1884
declares, No. 1858: ''We admonish Catholics en-
gagged in the sale of Intoxicating liquors to con-
slider seriously how many and how great are the
dangers and the occasions of sin which their busi-
ness, though not in itself Illicit, is surrounded
Let them, if possible choose some more honorable
way of making living. And if they find it i'm
possible to quit it, then let them strive with all
their might to remove the occasions of sin from
themselves and from others Let them not sell drink
either to minors or to those whom they foresee
viii go to excess. Let them keep their saloons
closed on the Lords day. Let them at time per-
nit on their premises blasphemy, cursing or OBJ
scene language. But if, through their action,
with their cooperation, religion is dishonored and
men are led to ruin, let them remember that there
is an Avenger in heaven, who will certainly demand
of them a terrible retribution"
A Catholic saloon keeper, whose saloon is evil
IDENTIFY an occasion of sin to Others is not a Cath
Ole in good standing. For although he may at
tend Sunday Mass. he cannot approach the Sacra-
ments of Penance and the Eucharist until he
promise amendment. Membership with US, how
ever, does not mean enrolment on the Church's
books, but it right God-given in the Sacrament
of Baptism. No matter how low a man may have
fallen the Church is always ready, like Christ, to
go after the lost sheep of the house of Israel Pub
lie accommodation is penalty she rarely els
ploys.
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