The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27

minister's, the mempSrS OF ms court
and the soldiers? 2. Since St. Joseph is
only the foster father of Christ why
10 his geneaIogy given to show
Christ's descent from Abraham as re-
lated in the first chapter of St. Mat
thews Gospel? Should not the geneal-
ogy of the father of the Blessed
Virgin be given? 8. Has an Archbishop
any more power than a Bishop in
Church and religious duties, or is his
superiority only in matters of Church
government? 4. What is the sin
against the Holy Ghost that cannot
be forgiven by the Sacrament of Pen
ance? Is there any possible way for
this sin to be forgiven? 5. Explain
how and why priest must receive
from his Bishop the right to hear
confessions? 6. Give an example of
a sin that a Bishop reserves the ex-
elusive right to pardon, and why does
the Church hold from her priests the
right to grant absolution for any sin?
1. AS far as we knew the King OF
Italy is a practical Catholic. The
present King is not responsible per-
sonally for depriving the Pope of his
temporal possessions. He succeeded to
a condition of affairs which it is very
difficult to remedy no matter how we'll
disposed he may be. He cannot be
held entirely responsible for the un-
pleasant situation that exists between
the King of Italy and the Pope OF
Y,oinicfnrc odUicorc oro
largely to blame and it is not i'm
probable that few of them are any
thing like practical Catholics. There
is no reason why the members of his
court or of his army should not be
Catholics in good standing. 2. In
Jewish genealogies account is taken
only of the line of male descent and
since the Blessed Virgin, as we'll as
St. Joseph, was of the House of David
and descended from Abraham, the
genealogy of st. Joseph suf1ices to
establish the claim of Christ to descent
mentators maintain that the genealogy
given in the Gospel of st. Luke shows
the direct descent of the Blessed Vir-
gin Mary from Abraham through her
father, Joachim. 3. AS far as the
powers conferred by orders are con-
cerned an Archbishop has no more
than the plenitude of the priesthood
possessed by a Bishop. However, he
exercises greater jurisdiction in as
much as he is placed over several
Bishops as head of what is known as
an ecclesiastical province. 4. This
question has already been fully an
swered in previous issues. The sin
against the Holy Ghost is final i'm
penitence, or wilful resistance to the
grace Of God until death. From it's
very nature this sin is unforgiven in
the case of those who die impenitent.
1t is not, however, unforgivable be-
cause, while life lasts, the sinner has
an opportunity to turn to God and be
restored to His friendship through the
Sacrament of Penance. 5. A newly
ordained priest receives the power to
forgive sins through the Sacrament
of Holy Orders. But before he can
exercise that power he must be given
what is called Jurisdiction, that is to
say he must be given subjects over
whom he can exercise this power.
This jurisdiction is conferred by the
Bishop of the Diocese under whom
he labors and is exercised by the
priest as long as it is not withdrawn
by the Bishop. 6. The excommunica-
ton which one incurs by marrying be-
fore a Protestant minister is reserved
to the Bishop of the Diocese. The OBJ
Ject sought for in the reservation OF
any sin by Bishop is the impressing
upon the people of the serious char.
acter of that sin by making it more
difficult for them to obtain forgiveness
for it. The Bishop who alone can
grant a priest the right to absolve
from sin within the limits of his Dio.
cese, may also restrict that right not
only as to persons but also as regards
certain sins. While the priest has
power to forgive all sins he may not
have the right to exercise that power
in certain cases. That depends upon
those from whom he receives his
jurisdiction.
From moral standpoint would be
guilty Of sin If got on train bound
for certain point and rendered the
conductor sufficient money to cover
the fare to my destination, and the
conductor returned to me, in change
more than he should, 1t being sup
posed that | know the correct fare
that is required and am certain In m,
own mind that the conductor has no,
made any mistake, but returns me ar
excessive amount so that won't com
plain If he does not tender me cash
fare receipt, thereby enabling him Il
put what he does collect into his owr
pocket? Would 1t be a violation o.
the Seventh Commandment?
Yes, it is violation of the Seventh
Commandment; for the passenger CO
operates with the conductor in de