The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-02-06
Church Universal

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A11~rnnr~1~1115N;
Apostolicum" should be obtained This
IS certain obligation for countries like
the United States, which are subject tC
the constitution of Leo Kill. "Ro.
manos Pontifces," s May, 1881 (See
also the letetr of December Z, 1901, OF
the congregation of proprganda)
Formal CIausura: Obstacle tC
Egress-Under no pretext may the Sis
| tiers go outside their cloister without a
legitimate clause approved by the bish-
OPP. Such is the legislation of the coun-
Gil of Trent (Sess. XIV, De Reg. ct
| Mon, C. W. st. Plus V, restricting
still more this law, recognized only
| three legitimate causes-fire. leprosy
and contagious malady. Without keep
ing vigorously to this enumeration, we
may say that an analogous necessity
IS always required in order that the
bishop may accord the permission. The
nuns who transgress this law incur an
| communication reserved absolutely to
Ihe Holy See C'Apost. Sedis. see. q,
n. 81.
Obstacle to the Free Entrance of Out
siders. The law is much more severe
Tor female than for male houses: in
Iact' even women are vigorously ex-
cluoed from the clustered parts. The
penalty for those who enter and for
lhose who admit or introduce them is
the samoan accommodation abso-
lutely reserved to the Holy. See (''Apost
SEQ, sec. ?, n. g.. The penalty affects
all those. and only those, who have
reached the age of reason. Hence. in
spite OF the general terms of the law.
IL seems probable that the Sisters who
should introduce child under seven
Nouio not incur the ecclesiastical CEN
sure This regime, however. admits of
eAceptionS; corporal or spiritual needs
demand the physicians or the confess
sors presence, the garden must be Gull
uVated, the building kept in repair.
t1ence general permissions are given to
uoclorS, confessorS, workmen and
oIlers. The confessor of nuns has this
psrhllSSlon IN virtue of his office: so
also the bishop, who must make the
cahonical visitation, and the regular
superior. If the convent be under the
jurisdiction of regulars. outsiders who
heed to enter the cloister probably re-
qulre only one permission, that of the
regular superior, except where custom
requires also the permission of the bish-
requires also the permission the bish-
op UT ms delegate (St. Alph., "Theol.
NOR, Will, 224. Benedict XIV
Lehmkuhl and Plat. basine their vie7,,
on the Jurisprudence of the congrega-
uon OF the council, hold that the bish-
ops permission is always required This
PERMISSION, whether coming from tba
plshop or from the regular superior
snouid be IN writing, according to the
wording OF the law; but an oral ner
mission is sufficient to avoid the CEN
sure est. Alph., ''TheoI NOR" VII
zzS)' We may follow the opinion of
81: Alphonsus doc cit.), who main
lalns that when one has an evident rea-
son Tor enterting within the cloister he
avoids both the censure and the sin
even though he have only an oral ner-
mission. 1t should be observed that
gITi poarders are subject to this Iegis-
IatIoh- Hence the colemnly professed
LIS VINO wish to occupy themselves
with the education of the youne ,,1us+
be provided with a pontfficaI inSul+
However, clustered nuns are NOT oh
Solutely forbidden all intercourse With |
the outside world. They NAV. of course
receive letters; they may also receive |
, VISITORS In the convent parlor. Drovid-
liIs liiaI they remain behind the grating
OF grille erected there. For sucb visi+s
d reasonable cause and a permissio, |
from the bishop is usually needed TIL
PERMISSION, however, is not reouired in
lhe case of those who, by virtue of tbatr
.iI' are Obliged to have relations with
the convent, viz, the eccIesia sticaI en-
per1or, the confessor Cfor spiritual Of
Lars), the canonical visitor, etc. Ex-
cept IN Advent and Lent, relatives and
cLlloIen are admitted once a week. Tho
sonditlons for a visit by a male re-
helous are very severe. According 10
some authors, he can only receive ner0
MISSION If he is a blod relative of tba
list or second degree. and then only
-our times year. Further. aIthougb
Al irregular visit on the part of q Law
person or secular priest does not COR
'utuse a grave fault, any visit without
cave is mortal sin for the religious
ouch Is the severity of the prohibition
'oIIaIIed IN the decree of the conereea
Ion OF the council. dated June : 1850
however, the conditions commonly rn.
luireo Tor the mortal sin must he nres-
mt. For that reason some eminent
heoioglans do not think there is q mo-
al SIN II the conversation does not LAST
OF quarter of an hour &C. DAMMIT
,ale' Summula thol., Ill, n. 22S1 #
mould be noted at the same time that
erlaln uSages have mitigated the rigor {
II the laws here mentioned. In Snsin :
or instance, the permission of the dio, |
esah authority is never asked for maxi
lg such visits. And, of course. the law
lselI al1ects only converts where the {
Inmates pronounce solemn vows,