The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

ton Herald for an expression Of his views
on the decree recently issued by the con
gregation of the council regarding the
valid and Iicit celebration Of the sacra-
ment Of matTimony, said:
The Council Of Trent made prudent
provision against the rash celebration Of
ciandestne marriages, which the church
OF God, for most just reasons, has al
ways detested and forbidden, by decree
ING; Those who otherwise than IN the
presence OF the parish priest himself or
OF another priest acting with the license
of the parish priest or Of the ordinary.
and in the presence of two or three Wit
nesses shall arrarnnr In contract rnatri-
,,or,- 4l,. fr,f,. s,.-,7 ,s,7..r. +b.,,, otto
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s'' l'o'e vi N-'''' ''> ''''e '''''l '''s
mus ana oecferS liaI So"'i'C'S Oh TINS
KIND are null and void.
But as the same sacred council pre-
scribed that said decree should be pub
Isbed In an the p9rishes and was not 10
ba,,s for,. .,,,.r,r IL, +f,,ss r1a.s. =, which
f+to,t.-S.. -.-...-,,r......5 = ~, -
~ 80 ~ 81 ''','
'"0 many p-~N'N l' "'l0'1 '''0 PU''4l'
uon mas not been made have been de-
prived of the benefit of the Trdentine
law. and are still without it,. and con-
tinue 10 De subjects 10 the doubts and
fnconverfa,e, Of tba old 5iscirlina
D.,.. = D.,,,- -.
IA 'h
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= - -.
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oe Ceie'l''e" Inc Oi'loaI u'SC'-
lilie ulu lndesu ue'lue u'e' ne Is 10 ''
iesaIoed as tAe parish priest III whose
parish one OF other OF the contracting
- mas ms % "g' Noii''llls % St- g-,'S.
- frdgs Win. % ,,,ssI Jor,f,ils rIsll,
exists in a specifed case not q few mar
riages were exposed 10 the danger of
nUllity; many. too, either owing to ignO-
rance or fraud, have been found to be
quite ilegitimate and void.
These deplorable results have been
seen 10 happen more frequently in our
own time on account Of the Increased
facility and CELEBRITY of iutercommuuica-
ti1n between the different countries. even
those most widely separated. It has.
therefore seemed expedient to wise and
learned men To- introduce some change
into the law regulating, the form, of cole
bratioD of marriage and a great mani,
bisboDs in an uarrs of rba world b,,t ss-
peciajiy In rba more ,on,,I7ug etteres
vbs,a +ba Tae.ssf-,, sr,v,.lrs -. ,,,s,.,,.t
have r,ati+i,r,a5 tba TJG,,- &C.. -, tI,f, nd
"SSr u 'p"iN"ii"'
1t has been asked also by many bish-
ops in Europe, as well as by others in
various regions. that provision should be
,,,ads to r,r.,-..t +rs ;r,,,,,,..,,i..-,,,... ,i
Geo.. .r-, ..---.r5, +r..+ a. - ----,.-
5.''-,
--'S ol "'.'' iiase i''al7ly s"'1Leu oIoh-
oI experience -is sulllllellliS SHOWN lAe
many u1i-5sIs 'i sue" SFo"S<--''I HIS' as
, .7 a.. ~ 7'.' Gnu ''a'',7 'e
W. p'-o- W. '-'' -. ,','1
Ii"o'N s-'''7 i-se ~ ill'N'i i-''0'9 us
seAsloAs anu disputes
Influenced by these circumstances. our
holN IalAef' rope rus Y, desiring in the
souclJoa- ne pears l5f All th- cAaIt-es, 10
introduce some modilcauons with the
OBJECT OF EempFllE these drawbacks ana
dangers. committed TO the congregation
of the council the task Of examining into
rBa r7a+fa- .-E Of ,,,-.-,-sir.sr +o bfr,-.z.1F
a.. r,,,s..,rs, - eb,,,15 49,, ,,,-,+,,,
80 --' '-" .---' yfhS'' I'M
lie was also pirasen 20 nave lAe
opinion OF the-toniIl.Sslon appointed Tor
the coQlnCauOn or canon law, as well as
of the eminent cardinals chosen on this
5uarfa1 commission for the rranqrqtfr-
of tho rev,- rods r,, ,rl7o-1 os vveU as b,-
tL. rr,,,,res-,+f-.-, - +I,, ,,,,,.ir s,-,,,.,,.
go - -, - y
L-1'V-ii79 nave zen 'igiu Lo' '-'I9 p~i pose'
Di.-.-'-'9 . "a ",' -'''-l'7 1-Iu llAe-'
tior ~ 80, ,-.,,-,.;I 80 &c. ~ 7-l ~,
tairf,r, tho 1o,,-e 97,r.r7,.a,7 l1,. I,;,,s.1s -,
eura lynou-1aaga and afrar r,gtT,ra d.
liberation. by which the dfsrinIine regard
ing sponsalIa and marriage Is 10 be reell-
Istad for tbe fr5frlra and tho oarabratIo,,
of Then, carried olIr in "a srrra and or5arI,
,,7srrar
Decree OF the congregation.
The decree Of the congraga+fo of tho
..,-.r s-44--- IN.
Co''l'It LO-l'"S III IulI-
Only those are considered valid and Trodcce
Can0HiCal effects which have been contracted in VIII
iuy silued hv both the rarties and bv either the
parish rrisz- or die or5ira-v Of the prae. or ar
-. - 49, ..-
this fact il N b r1ts in F. f-10,sr. o-l 5,te-
witness is 10 De added who viii sig. he writing as
above with the parish priest OF the ordinary Of the
R' y IL --- .'' W @'-.l1s'a .t5 s1,r. -.,
7-irst 4 - h. 15as-r5 ,, 5i, - -
igstsv presiding over Tarisf -l-or-lII, s-a-1.i
but in regions where parishes are not cau0nicauv
erected the priest go whom the care Of souls has
been le-timatev entrusted in any specified district
and Who is equivalent 10 a parish rriss-. and In
missions where the territory has not set been per
fectiy divided every priest generally deUuted by the
superior of the mission for the care Of souls in any
station.
Valid MARRIAGE defined
Ill OA4 uu'e marriages are laA1 which are
contracted before tbe parish priest OF the ordinary
Of the place OF priest delegated bv either Of these
and at least two witnesses. according TO the rules