Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-16
Complete knowledge of Christian
Doctrine Not Necessary.
DECREE IS SENT TO HIERARCHY
Exhortation of Parents and Guardians
Urging Compliance,
HEALTH OF POPE NOT GOOD
Complications Have Resulted from
Attacks of Gout 49, MarccIIini,
Famous Italian Detective,
~ Dead.
By CLEMENT ]. RARRNTr.

ROME, oct. 15.--(Special to The Bee)-
The papal decree urging that CHILDREN
years old or Whereabouts be confessed and
receive communion has been sent out to
the Catholic hierarchy throughout the
world. and the members Of It are required
to instinct the pastors in their respective
process in the new rules. The principal
parts Of the decree are these:
THE age Of discretion required both
for. confession and communion, is the time
when child begins to reason; that u.s.
about the seventh year. more or less
From this time on the obligation Of con
fession and communion begins.
Both for first confession and first com
munion complete knowledge Of Christian
doctrine is not necessary. The child will
however, be required to gradually learn
the whole catechism, according to ability
The knowledge of Christian doctrine
required Cor first communion is that they
understand, according to their capacity
mysteries OF faith which are necessary as
means Of salvation. The pastors shall give
general communion once or several d.nes
"a year to children.
"Those who have the care OF children
should use all diligence so that after first
communion the children shall often APP
proach the sacramonts, even daily II pos
sble
ut is utterly detcstable not to admin
lister viatcum and extreme JUNCTION TO
children having attained the use OF reason
and to bury them according to the manner
of infants"
Famous Detective Dead.
Guisseppi Marcellini, the most famous
Italian detective, is dead. For twenty
five years he worked for about ST. day,
penetrating into the filthiest novels I'm all
kinds of DISCUSSES: now as a monk an
other time shut into coffin like a corpse,
but more often in his natural self, re-
spected by all, knowing that no one could
compete with the steel of his muscles or
with his marvellous knowledge Of the Grim
inal population Of Rome. The king con-
ferred upon him the gold medal for mil
itary valor."
He was absolutely without fear, ready
TO face a dozen men as one man. once
he arrested twelve Of the most noted mem
bers of the so-called ''Mavaita" at once
lie told them then he knew they could
Kill him, but he said: Before you finish
me, I'll fix every one in good shape for
an undertaken"
Pope in Poor Health.
The pope's health again causes anxiety.
J
/ dition to the govt from which he has been
a long sufferer. The pope has marked
objection to medical assistance, but he
now follows the advice of his physiciant
and gives himself a good deal more rest
than he has hitherto taEen.
DefauIting Mayor Sentenced.
| Count Archangelo Tulumollo, a Slcilian
/ noble who long enjoyed immense popular
ityas mayor of Girgend, was sentenced to
twenty-one years Imprisonment for for
gerry and the incorporation Of about
$4,000 Of public money during his term
of office. He was tried at Milan.
swindIer In Jail.
! man named Marullo, employed In a
public office here, has been arrested for
| swindling women and shopkeepers out OF
jewelry, motor cars and other objects OF
value.
One Of the tricks was to buy money or
ders for an insignificant sum and alter
them into 1000 and 10000 francs.
one Of his ingenious schemes to obtain
money was TO answer the matrimonial adj
refreshments and, entering into corre-
spondence with forty or fifty ladies of
various nationaldes, he would get money
from them under false pretenses.