The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-04

nothing towards the support of the
Church for some time? 2. If a Cath
Ollie married to a Protestant or non
church member, has not attended for
some time is the priest justified by the
Church in refusing to conduct funeral
services over their infant child? 8. IF
an aged Catholic dies leaving children
who are weak enough in the faith to
refuse to allow priest to conduct the
services for the dead, may the priest
refuse to allow said Catholic to be
buried from the church? 4. If Cath
Ollie marres one who did not belong
to the church and the latter becomes
neglect of church duties on the part Of
the one born to the church? 5. Where
confirmation is held in the afternoon
do the children have to fast the entire
time from twelve o'clock on Saturday
night?
1. No. The claim of the child to
baptism is not destroyed or lost by
the sins of it's parents. 1t is very
doubtful whether any priest would act
in this manner. 2. No. The failure
of the Catholic to do his duty cannot
be alleged in justification of any such
action. Again we say that it is very
improbable that any priest would with
hold his services on such preteXt.
3. If the children will not permit the
priest to conduct services over the re-
mains of their dead father how is it
possible for the priest to refuse to al
low him to be buried from the church?
AS far as can be CLEANED from the
question the priest did not get an op-
portunity to refuse burial from the
church. 4. The duty of convert in
this case is similar to that of any other
Catholic under like circumstances.
She is expected to do whatever is pos
sible under the circumstances, by ex-
hortation and example, to lead her
husband to the practice of his religious
duties. 5. There is no obligation for
those who are to receive Confirmation
to be fasting from midnight.
Would person be guilty of two
sins if he stole an article from a man
and the man sWore when he found it
out, the man who stole it not being
certain the owner would swear, but
thought he might. claim the man
who stole was guilty of two sins and
my friend claims that the man. who
stole had nothing to do with the sin
of the other as the latter was able to
distinguish between right and wrong
The man who stole committed three
sins: against justice, by theft; against
charity, by provoking another to sin;
and against due reverence to God, by
helping to cause or produce the sin of
profanity. In so far as he foresaw that
the owner of the stolen article would
swear, he, is morally responsible for,
and guilty in conscience of, the last
two sins. To be sure, the man who
swore is the chief offender in this
matter, but the thief is likewise guilty
in so much as he knowingly caused
profanity by his act of stealing. We
are accountable for the effects of our
actions.
1. In case one has had the misfor-
tune to sin mortaIIy is prayer effica-
cious in preventing one from falling
deeper into sin while these first-men-
toned sins remain unconfessed? In
other words does the statement, "My
grace is sufficient for you" apply to
one who is already in sin to the extent
Of preventing him from yielding still
further to temptation? 2. If we do
not approach the tribunal of confession
at the first good opportunity after com.
hitting mortal sin, but put it off to our
regular time (six weeks or two
months, for instance) do we sin NOR.
tally by such representation?
l. Yes, although prayer in such
circumstances is not so efficacious as
it is when one is in the state of grace
2. AS rule, postponement for as
short a period as this does not consti
tute mortal sin. Of course, there
are exceptions, as when the person is
in exceptional danger of death.
Is it wrong to rattle off an auto by
selling tickets and use the money for
the Catholic Church? Would it be
right to play cards or shake dice tc
sell tickets for the auto, and would II
be right to allow non-CathoIics to take
part in these games?
None of these actions is wrong in
itself, though any of them may become
unlawful because of the scandal giver
to badly instructed people, or because
it is prohibited by the law of the
land. In general, we may say that in
our country these methods of raising
money for church purposes ought mo-
to be employed except in cases O
grave necessity.
I. Has there been any recent chanu,
in the rubrics of the Mass of the Pre-
sanctified2 For the past three years
whenever attending that service, tn,
celebrantS have lifted the host Will