The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-07-20

their CaSSoCkS! Wnat Is us SI9ni-
ficance? 2. Where is the ecclesiasti-
cal court for deciding the legality of
marriages? Of whom is 1t composed?
8. Where is the nearest institution of
the congregation of the Holy Ghost?
Should one who has had an especial
devotion from childhood to the Holy
Ghost foster it? How and by what
prayers? q. A physician has patient
lowering between life and death. The
patient asks the physician If he is in
danger of death, and the latter, fear
ing that he might hasten the formers
death, deliberately lies and tells his
patient: "No, there is no possibility
of your dying" Or again, a fire
breaks out in a crowded school house.
The teacher assures the pupils that
there is no fear and thus by calming
them prevents panic and stampede
and a possible injury and loss of life.
Is either one Of these or many similar
cases iustifiabIe under the maximum
"of two evils choose the Iesser?" S.
What is Cappa Magma?
l. The sash which many priests and
members of religious orders wear
around their cassocks is called
cincture, or girdle. 1t is used to hold
the cassock in position and to form
a support for the rosary or beads
worn by members of religious COM
munities. It is probably develop
ment of the cincture worn by priest
to hold the Alb in position during the
Mass, and may be regarded as a
symbol of confluence and self
restraint. 2. In each diocese there is
an Ecclesiastical Court for matrimo-
NAL cases. 1t is composed of priests
selected by the Bishop of the diocese
to whom are referred all cases re-
garding the legality of marriages. 3.
The headquarters of the American
Province of the Fathers of the Holy
Ghost is at the Holy Ghost Apostolic
College, Cornwells, Bucks County, Pa
MAUD P. o.. Devotion to the Holy
Ghost is prolific of great graces, be-
cause He is the third person of the
Blessed Trinity, God the Sanctifier.
Him can foster it by prayers, novenas
and 1itanies said in His honor A
very suitable little pamphlet for this
purpose, entitled, "Novena and Litany
in Honor of the Holy Ghost" is pub
lished by J Schaefer, 9 Barclay
Street, New York, and has the ap-
prevail of the late Archbishop Corri-
gan of New York. Many prayer books
also contain special prayers in honor
of the Holy Ghost. 4. According to
Catholic teaching lying of any kind
is intrinsically wrong, so that we are
never justified in telling lie, not
even if the life of another or the
safety of the whole world depended
upon it, even if the lie be nothing
more than venial sim Next to
mortal sin venial sin is the greatest
evil-greater by far than any physical
danger or temporal calamity. The
latter affects human beings only, the
former affects God directly Hence,
there is no comparison between them.
In the examples given there is not
any question of a greater or lesser
evil of the same kind but of two evils
of entirely different kinds. From
this it is readily seen that the action
of the doctor and of the teacher can
not be justified on the plea that they
have chosen the lesser of two evils.
The conduct of the doctor in telling
his patient that there is no danger
when, in reality, there is grave dan.
ger, is most reprehensible. The
spiritual welfare of the patient is
more important than his temporal
welfare, and when he is seriously i'll
he has a right to be informed of that
fact that he may set in order his
spiritual affairs. No reputable ply
stefan will act in so unprofessional a
manner. He will find a way of max
ing the patient realize his serious ill
ness without Fastening his death
The teacher under the circumstances
was, no doubt, actuated by a desire
to prevent disaster and in the excite
ment of the moment may not have
realized that she was guilty of a
deliberate lie. She should have EN-
ployed some other means of diverting
the children's attention from the
danger while she led them to safety
However, in such case, few would
condemn her action too severely
though the means she employed to
attain the end in view is not JUST
fable according to Catholic principles
5. 1t is flowing garment with a hood
lined with silk or fur used by pre-
lates when they appear in state al
church functions.
I. What is the Polish population o.
the United States? e. What Is IL o.
Europe? 8. Are the Poles all Roman
Catholics? q. Why are the Poles leav
ing the Catholic Church now? 5
How many PoIish-speaking Bishop.
and Archbishops are there In tn,
United States? 6. How many Polish
speaking Bishops and Archbishops |,