The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-13

Is it right for Catholic boy to join
the Boy Scouts of America and If not,
Why?
This question was fully discussed in
a recent issue of The Catholic Bulletin
and we have nothing to add to what
was said in that article. Catholic par
ents ought to consider the question
very seriously before allowing their
boys to join this organization because
of it's suspected affiliation with the
Y. NJ. G. A., whose leaders are active
in fostering the Boy Scout movement.
Furthermore, the Handbook of the
Boy Scouts contains teaching at vari-
ance with the doctrine of the Church.
The Boy Scout movement is decidedly
Protestant in spirit and the constant
association of Catholic boys with
those who accept it's teaching is like
ly to prove detrimental to their spir-
ltual welfare.
I. What are the books condemned
by the Catholic Church? 2. Are the
books written by Sir Walter Scott
condemned?
l. The books condemned by the
Catholic Church are those which pro-
pagate ideas contrary, or at least dan
gerous, to the faith, subversive of dis
cipline, destructive of religious unity,
or detrimental to good morals. Catho-
lies are forbidden to read these books
because of the erroneous doctrine
which they inculcate. For fuller ex-
PLANTATION, consult "The Roman Index
of Forbidden Books by Rev. Francis
S. Betten, S. j., published by B. Herder,
st. Louis. 2. The works of Sir Wal
ter Scott are not on the index of pro-
hibited books.
Will you please tell me if candles
have to be blessed every year, or if
blessed once will they do forever?
Candles retain their blessing until
they are completely used up.
would like to know if the Rebekas
and other Women's Auxiliary Secret
Societies connected with the Freema-
sons and Odd-FeIIows are condemned
as the Freemasons and odd-FeIIows
themselves? Can a woman belong
ing to the Rebekas go to her duties?
The woman societies connected with
secret societies which the Church has
condemned by name fall under the
same condemnation as the parent
societies, and the same rules must be
applied in the case of Catholic women
who belong to them and who wish
to be considered practical Catholics.
I. In applying for a mixed MARI
age dispensation, how long before the
marriage should the application be
made, provided the Bishop lives in
the same parish? 2. Is it necessary
for the non-Catholic party, who is
nonresident, to be present when ap-
pIication is made, the said party being
the man? 8. What is the usual fee
charged in connection with this dis
pensation?
l. There is no specified time. The
application must be made long enough
before the ceremony to enable the
priest to transmit it by mail to the
Diocesan Chancery and receive a re-
ply from the Bishop either granting
or refusing the dispensation. 2. It
is not necessary for him to be pres
ent when the application is made pro-
vided he has already made the prom
Uses which are exacted of every non
Catholic prior to his marriage with
a Catholic, and the priest is satisfied
that there is no impeachment to the
marriage. 3. The fee varies in diff
ferent dioceses. No fee is exacted
from those who are too poor to pay it.
I. What do you think of a young
man who goes to Confession and Com
munion just to please his mother,
would it be better for the mother not
to ask him to go? 2. What do you
think of woman who does not 90 to
Confession and Communion very often
because she feels she is not worthy?
8. What words should we say when
we kiss the crucifix on Good Friday?
1. We must, at least, give him cred
it for being an obedient young man.
Going to Communion to please his
mother is not the highest motive but
if he, having decided to go at her re-
quest and to please her, makes the
necessary preparation to receive Holy
Communion worthily there is no rea-
son why he should not derive much
benefit from it. If he goes merely to
please his mother and without the
proper preparation, of course it would
be better for him to remain away, and
if his mother thinks that he goes
primarily to please her and not for
the spiritual benefit accruing to him
she had better not make her request
2. If there is a good foundation for
her belief that she is not worthy to
go to Communion often then she is
justified in remaining away. But il