The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-08


8. Do Catholics consider it sin to
play cards? Do they consider it a
sin to give card party in order to
raise money for the Church? 4. Why
is lard allowed to be used on Friday?
Is it not really the fat of the meat?
Also butter?
l. The views of Catholics in re-
gard to private and public dances
may be as varied as the individuals
themselves. AS a general rule, how
ever, Catholics do not take puri-
tanical view of dancing. They are
willing to accept the teaching of the
Church in this as in other matters
Every intelligent Catholic knows that
dancing, in itself, is not sinful, though
it may become so by reason of cir
cumstances. There are certain kinds
of dances which are forbidden be-
cause of their immodesty and sugges-
tiveness. But even the simplest and
most modest dances may be made an
occasion of sin by the individual. The
Church does not object to dances,
either private or public, which are
properly chaperoned and where re-
spectacle people indulge in innocent
amusement and recreation. The dan
ger of the ordinary public dances
flows from the fact that very little
supervision is exercised over the par
Elephants and any one who has the
price is admitted, no matter what
his moral character may be. More
over, these dances are often held on
Saturday nights and carried on until
Sunday morning to the detriment of
religion. Furthermore, there are many
abuses connected with them in the
way of unbecoming dances and evil
association which make it sinful for
good Christians to take part in them.
2. In many places the rules of the
diocese forbid the holding of dances
in order to raise money for the
Church Where such laws are in
force good Catholics will obey them.
8. The ordinary game of cards play
ed for amusement and recreation is
not regarded as sinful by Catholics or
any other sensible people; nor is it
wrong to utilize such games for the
benefit of the Church. 4. The pre-
cept of abstinence, if vigorously en-
forced, forbids not only flesh meat,
properly so called, but also all prod
ucts taken from animals supplying
flesh meat-such as lard, dripping,
suet, eggs and milk-foods, such as
milk, butter and cheese. Nowadays,
however, by virtue of indults granted
by the Church, the precept of abstin-
ence on Fridays and other days is not
so vigorously enforced as to forbid
the use of milk-foods and other ami
NAL products, such as lard or drip
pings, provided the latter are used
only in the preparation of food. One
may use, therefore, lard or drippings
in the preparation of food on Friday
or any other day of abstinence. Suet
cannot be used as it is regarded as
meat. These concessions are made
by the Church in order that the alb
stinence formerly in vogue may not
impose too great a burden upon the
faithful
Would it fulfil the conditions of
giving aims to the poor for the Jubilee
indulgence to have a Mass said for
the poor souls in Purgatory?
The letter of our Holy Father in
regard to the Jubilee makes the CIV
ing of an aims a condition of gaining
the indulgence 1t does not prescribe
the purpose for which the aims is to
be given. That is left to the choice
of the individual In many dioceses,
however, the Bishops have indicated
some charitable object or institution
for which the aims should be applied
and, as a matter of course, the Cath
olics of these dioceses will be gov
erned by the wishes of their respec-
tive Bishops. But we do not think
that the designation of a particular
purpose to which the aims is to be
applied prevents the faithful from be-
slowing it for any worthy object.
Practically, therefore, one is free to
devote the aims to whatever purpose
he wishes.
1. Can a non-Catholic be buried In
a Catholic cemetery If his wife and
children are Catholics and have lot
In the Catholic cemetery? 2. Can a
Catholic who does not live up to his
faith through carelessness, and who
dies suddenly, be buried in Catholic
cemetery, providing his parents own
a lot there?
1. In such case the Church per
mits burial in Catholic cemetery. In
this country, the cemeteries are not
consecrated; but each grave is blessed
before the burial takes place. Be
cause of this, permission can be OBJ
tanned for non Catholic to be buried
in the family lot in Catholic GENE
terry. 2. Yes.
I. Can the Jubilee visits be made
: to a church in which the Blessed
Sacrament is not present? 2. Car
the six Jubilee visits be made more
than once and the pIenary indulgence
gained thereby applied to the souls In
Purgatory?
1. The letter of our Holy Father
in which he proclaims the Jubilee
says that the faithful may gain the
indulgence by visiting six times il
all church or churches in their owl
locality, to be designated by the Ordi
nary" Nowhere does he declare thai
ono rnuSf visit a ohurnh in which fhk