The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23

1. Can a Catholic be saved who
does not believe there is hell? 2.
Is it a sin for Catholic to cook meat
on Friday for some members of the
family who are fallen away Catholics,
or to give it to Protestants, If any
should be present at meal time?
/. A Catholic who does not believe
in hell is only nominally a member
Of the Church. Every Catholic is
bound to believe the teaching of the
Church in regard to hell, namely, that
there is a hell, that the souls of the
damned go there Immediately after
death, and that the pains of hell are
eternal. 2. In homes where the head
of the house is fallen away Cath
olic who will not provide proper alb
stinence food for Friday, but insists
upon having meat on that day, it is
no sin for those whose duty it is to
prepare the meals to cook meat. If
the fallen away Catholic is only
member of the family he must be con-
tent with what is prepared for the
rest of the family if he wishes to take
his meals with them. There is no
obligation for Protestants to abstain
from meat on Friday though a good
many do so, and if the head of the
house has Protestants boarding with
her she would not be doing wrong in
providing meat for them on Friday If
they insist upon it. If they are visit
ors they will, no doubt, observe the
canons of ordinary propriety and be
content with what is prepared for the
members of the family with whom
they are staying.
Can divorced person who is unbap-
tIzed marry Catholic?
No, unless it can be proved to the
satisfaction of the ecclesiastical au-
thorities that his first marriage was
null and void. In that case, as the
marriage was invalid, there was no
real divorce, and, consequently, he is
free to marry again. All such questions
should be taken up with the priest of
the parish in which the Catholic par
ty lives, and after all the facts have
been placed before him, he will know
what should be done in the matter
and will refer the questions to the
proper authorities for final action.
II person promised a donation to
a certain church thinking it in debt
and found out later that it was all
paid for and we'll supplied with every
thing, would it be wrong to make said
donation. to the Catholic Church Ex-
tension Society?
The first duty of Catholic is to his
own church and parish needs. When
this is attended to he should assist
as far as he is able all worthy objects
that are for the welfare of religion.
Under the circumstances outlined in
the foregoing question the Catholic
would not be doing wrong if he turned
the money over to the Church Exten-
sion Society.
Gan a Catholic who is not in the
habit of any sin and who has examined
his conscience and cannot find himself
guilty of any sin receive Holy Com.
munion worthy without going to con-
fession after three months has elapsed
since his last confession?
The purpose of going to confession
is to free the soul from the guilt of
mortal sins committed since ones last
confession. If one has not committed
any mortal sins he Is in condition
to receive Holy Communion worthily
at any time whetherhe has gone to con-
fession or not. But it is not advisable
for one who goes to confession every
three months, or even at more fire.
quent intervals, to receive Holy Com
munion without going to confession.
If he has no serious sins to confess
since his previous confession he can
confess those which he may have been
guilty Of prior to that time and, while
there is no obligation to confess venial
sins, it Is well to do so in order that
the soul may be free as possible from
the faint of the slightest sin before
receiving Holy Communion
II party is baptized but not reared
as Catholic, and gets married to a
Catholic out of the Church, gets very
sick and calls the priest, can he ad'
minister the Last Sacraments?
Yes, provided the dying person is
willing to do all that is necessary in
order to be reconciled to the Church
Is it sin to dance in Lent at a
house party7 If SO, what kind of a sin
is it?
Good Catholics do not dance during
Lent because the Church wishes them
to withdraw themselves as far as
possible from their ordinary forms oil
amusement no matter how innocent
these may be. If a Catholic disre
CARDS the wish of the Church in this
matter and INDUCES in dancing at 9
house party there may be no serious
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