The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-11-18

Can you give me reference to the
three falls of Our Lord on His way to
Calvary mentioned in the stations
of the cross? Does the Gospel speak
of the three falls?
The Gospel narrative does not trace
in detail the course followed by Our
Lord on His way to Mount Calvary
and it is not at all certain that the
traditional way now mapped out is the
one followed by Him on that sorrow
full journey. The different stations,
as they are called, that mark this way
of the cross were not fixed definitely
until the eighteenth century. The
three falls of Our Lord under the
cross are not mentioned in the Cos
pels. In the Way of the Cross as we
now know it the Saviour is repre-
scented as falling twice under the cross
after Simon of Cyrene had been forced
to bear it. The gospel narrative does
not state that our Savior fell three
times under the weight of the cross;
but, aided by the traditions of the past,
Christian devotion has represented
these falls as taking place. Some OF
the scenes of the Way of the Cross
have no certain historical basis, but
are founded on the pious belief OF the
Christians of former days, and tmong
these are the stations representing our
Lord as falling three times on that
journey.
Is it a sin if you remember venial
sin and do not confess it but correct
that fault in your daily life?
Since we are not obliged to enum-
crate venial sins in confession, it
follows that failure to do so is not a
sin.
Can a Catholic girl marry Free
mason and why is it forbidden by the
Church?
Since, as stated in the question, it
is forbidden by the Church, a Catholic
girl cannot marry Freemason unless
the Church recognizes that there is
special reason in particular case
why the prohibition should not be
rigidly enforced. The law of the
Church forbids Catholics to marry
nom Catholics; but provision is made
for a dispensation from this law in
certain cases for valid reasons known
to the Bishop of the Diocese in which
the parties live. All questions of this
kind should be referred to the pastor
and action taken in accordance with,
his advice.
lis it true that no Pope is supposed
to see the years of st. Peter? And
that it was always supposed that
twenty-five years was the length OF
St. Peters reign until Plus TX reigned
thirty-two years? 2. Is 1t definitely
known how long st. Peter reigned?
l. st. Peter was appointed head of
the Church by Our Lord Himself.
Some years after Christ's ascension,
he went to Antioch and resided there
as Bishop of that See for seven years,
after which he came to Rome and
was Bishop of Rome for twenty-five
years. st. Peters residence in Rome
is fact attested by history and adj
mitted by all impartial historians. 1t
is not true, therefore, to say that,
prior to the time of Plus TX, it was
supposed that twenty-five years was
the length of st. Peters reign as head
of the Church. However, no Pope,
r111nI %hn Church
as long as st. Peter did. Our late
Holy Father, Leo XIII, was Bishop
of Rome as long as st. Peter was but
he did not rule the Church as Vicar of
Christ for so long time.
1. Is it right for Catholic girl to
90 with divorced woman who keeps
company with other men? 2. Why is
the Pope a prisoner?
/. A Catholic girl who associates
unnecessarily with such a woman is
in danger of having, her morals con-
taminated and she should seek more
becoming companion if she wishes to
keep her good reputation unsullied.
2. The Pope is said to be prisoner
because he has been practically con-
fined within the limits of the Vatican
as result of the confiscation of his
temporal possessions by the Italian
Government in 1870. He no longer
has the freedom which he enjoyed as
a temporal sovereign prior to that
time, and the hostile attitude of those
who despoiled the Holy See of it's
possessions makes it impossible for
him to come and go as he pleases
1. The Fourth Commandment re-
quires US to obey our lawful superiors.
Whom should we consider our lawful
superiors, and TO what extent do we
sin by disobeying them?. 2. Is it al
lowed to go to comic operas and are
the costumes usually worn by the
chorus considered immodest? 8. How
great sin is it to be WiIfulIy dis