The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-12-07

~ Is It our duty to enlighten those
whom we know have not complied
with the laws of the Church regarding
Easter duty? ~ Is a priest allowed
to interfere in the worldly affairs of
family?
G) 1t is our duty to instruct those
who are ignorant of their Religion or
negligent in practicing it. Christian
charity requires that we be solicitous
about the salvation of others. If, how
ever, we have reason to think that
our advances will not be kindly re-
ceived, we should refer the matter to
our pastor, that he may attend to it.
(2) AS a general rule, priest has
enough to do to look after the spir-
itual needs of his people, without
busying himself about their worldly
affairs, save in so far as it may be
necessary for their souls welfare At
times, such interference" may be ad-
visable for the general good, lest JUS
tice or charity be violated.
W E1OW OOSS Lie SISCN SH0I~H
differ from the Roman; when was it
cut off from the Roman; and what
was the cause? (2) When were the
Popes moved from Rome; and why?
When this happened was there more
than one Pope at the same time? (3)
Were priests ever allowed to marry?
Cd The Greek Church differs from
the Roman in many points of doctrine
and practice. It rejects the suprema-
cy and infallibility of the Pope; denies
the procession of the Holy Ghost from
the Father and the Son; does not be-
lieve in the Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin; uses unleavened
bread; and tolerates married clergy.
1t was cut off from the Roman Church
in the ninth century when Photius, a
layman, was made Patriarch of Con-
stantinople by the Greek Emperor
The Pope deposed Photius, but through
the influence of the Emperor whose
conduct had drawn down upon him
the censure of the rightful Patriarch,
Ignatius, he was retained in his posi-
ton. After the death of Photius COM
munion with the See of Rome was re-
stored, but only for time. In the
eleventh century the final breach
came; and Notwithstanding many eff
forts to bring about a reunion, the
schism has continued to the present.
(2) At the beginning of the four
teenth century the papacy fell under
the domination of Philip of France,
who succeeded in having the Arch
bishop of Bordeaux raised to the pap
al throne as Clement V. The Pope
persisted in remaining in France and
was crowned at Lyons. In 1909 he
took up his residence at Avignon
where his successors continued to re-
side until 1877 when the papal court
returned to Rome. During this peri
cd there was never more than one
Pope at the same time. (3) In the
Roman Church priests are never al
lowed to marry. In the Greek Church
priests are not permitted to marry
after their ordination; but if they
wish, they may marry before they
take Sacred Orders and then they are
allowed to live with their wives after
their elevation to the priesthood. The
priests who belong to religious orders
do not marry; and they are held in
higher esteem than the married
clergy.
Are fortune-telIing, clairvoyancy,
ETC., absolutely forbidden? Do not the
history of nations, and even the Bible,
and, above all, the facts show that
there is something true in these
things, and that they proceed from
the laws of nature, which are obscure,
but which have been more or less dis
covered by experts?
Fortune-telling, clairvoyancy, or
paImistry, and all like practices, may
be reduced to divination, which is
foretelling future events, arriving at
that knowledge by improper or made
quate means. But foretelling what
happens generally or from necessity,
or what has been discovered by nat
ural means, or what God had chosen
to make known by special revelation
is not divination, and consequently not
against the virtue of faith. Coming
events and our future have been wise
ly hidden from us by God, Who in His
goodness does not wish us to be cast
down by the knowledge of misfor-
tunes that may come to us, or elated
by our future success. Our life is to
be left in the hands of God, and our
salvation worked out.
AS far back as the history of the
human race can carry us we find
there was no nation, civilized or bar
barian, that did not believe that there
are signs of the future and persons
who can interpret them. Divination
was found in every country; among
the Egyptians, by contact with whom
Gods chosen people, the Israelites,
had their Unborn desire for foreknowl-
edge intensified, the Chaldeans, the
Hindus, the Romans and Greeks, the