The Washington times., 1905-06-24
Would Send to Coventry
All Divorced Persons
Daughters of Faith, New Catholic OrganiZa-
ton, Plan to Cure Evil by Ostracism.
Appreciation of Pope.

when the world is calling for the Chris
tan woman
Scylla and Charybdis upon which the
Daughters split in the first days Of agl-
tation, not ii few declaring that TO full
I'LL the letter of the rules ihey would be
forced TO ignore socially rot only closes
friends, but in many instances kindred,
go largely has divorce through mixed
marriages made inroad into Catholic
homes
The Catholic divorcee who remar-
ries, says the manual. ''exconmuni-
Gates herself She enters into what
she knows TO be sinful relationship, and
by that act openly sets az naught the
church that has cast her off. it is her
, self that has broken the filial tie. The
Catholic diyorcee who remarries must
be socially ostraeized. She has no ex-
cuse. The Protestant has some. Such
unions tProtestant) as are openly adult
eTous should be treated in the same way
as the Catholic diyoreee and subjected
to the same rule. TO neglect TO discour-
aSe divorce because OF the divorces
! who are IN good faith is 10 encourage
| it,
! Cooperate With Prctestants.
! 1t Is said Catholics should make. In
! the matter of divorce. a strong and
united protest, and should cooperate
also with the Protestant authorities.
who are rapidly organizing movement
| against its social recognition.
Our own country. the morality OF
which has not kept pace with its en-
/ Iightenment., says the manual. has
| thrown Off all restraint and allows dt-
yorce for the slightest cause and with
! almost unlimited frequency Society Is;
! in consequence, on the verge OF moral
| ruin, and nothing but the religious anc
social recognition Of the true horror
of this crime can arrest the evil that
with cyclonic force has IN compara-
= ' al oh irycR domestic
peace and uprooted the safeguards OF
purity and honor. To condone the SIN
is to partake OF IL, and We snouio reai-
ize It's effects as well as its nature, foI
| II we so condone il We become moral
participants not alone In the sin, Dui
also in the evils that follow
| But the author has faith in the Amerl'
can girls natural generous impulses. hel
courage and weH-dehned IDEAS or rign'
| and wrong.
| IF she be encouraged to study fol
herself the serious questions OF life ane
10 cultivate q heafthful and unswerVine
purpose to be true to the highest Ideals
| of her nature" continues the manual
the new woman may YET ouegao% slas a
j come a synonym of that gracious ane
helpful womanhood that Is so greauS
the need of the twentieth century, ane
has so wonderful q part TO play III ths
1 uplifting OF mankind
The chapter, Some Questions Answer
ed" is the contribution OF an einlnen
IeccleS1aSfic. mere MANY phaSSS "a
Tiaee and divorce within the jurisdjc
J tion OF the church's "Matrimonla
/ Court are tersely explained INT
/ Daughters of the Faith invite quesuon'
on these vital subjects. and in every IN
/ stance, the manual states. autnoritatlv'
Ianswers will be given through the socie
lty's subsequent publications
Among pertinent questions asked anS
answered are these:
! ..Can Catholic marry an unpap
tized person
why is a dispensation needed
Does the church annul a marriage:
i.Is ma arriage between Catho1c ant
q. Protestant a sacrament
Cannot a Catholic be married first BY
i a priest and then by Protestant min
isterg
in LeDt?'
. ..If two unbaptized persons MARI,
! and afterward one becomes q Catholi
!. caa their marriage be dissolved IL tn
one remaining unbaptized be willing t
allow to the Catholic consort the peace
, full practice of the Catholic religion" ?"