The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-11

that would mark a good Protestant
from a good Catholic? 2. Would
wealth make the Catholic Church
favor mixed marriage?
1. This question is rather vague in
meaning. The Catholic, by virtue
of his affiliation with the true Church
has access to the full content of
divine truth and the plentitude of
divine grace. He has innumerable
aids to spiritual growth and develop
ment to which the Protestant can lay
no claim. The sacraments are his
great means of sanctification. 2. No.
If at an advanced age (say, thirty
Protestant is baptized by a priest,
are all his past sins forgiven, or is it
necessary for him to go to confession
to obtain pardon of his VeniaI or NOR
tai sins?
In the case of an adult the recep-
ton of the Sacrament of Baptism
with the proper dispositions wipes
out, not only the stain of original sin,
but also RENTS all the actual sins,
whether mortal or venial, committed
by that person prior to his baptism.
1. A Catholic young man is en-
gagged, with his pastors knowledge, to
non-Catholic. The non-Catholic
party has made all the promises re-
quired by the Church regarding no in
reference with the Catholic party's
h. arlatNa+iNn a$
the children, etc. Is anything more
required by the Bishop in order to
grant dispensation? 2. Is there a
set fee for the obtaining of dispense
ton or is it voluntary offering? 8.
If the Catholic party resides in diff
ferent state, is the dispensation Sc
cured from the Bishop of the diocese
in which he lives or from the Bishop
of the diocese in which the marriage
is to be performed?
1. In addition to the fact that the
nom Catholic party signed the requir-
ed promises, the petition for dis
pensation must state whether or not
he is baptized because on that de-
ponds the kind of dispensation grant
ed. 2. The diocesan statutes usually
provide for a definite fee to be paid
for a dispensation unless the parties
are too poor to pay anything, in
which case it is granted without ex-
acting any fee. 3. The dispensation
must be obtained from the Bishop of
the diocese to which the Catholic par
ty belongs.
When and where was ST. AIoysius
born? Of what nationality was he
did he live? How does he rank in
consideration among the saints?
What are some of the things he did
during his life time?
The life of ST. Aloysius Gonzaga was
given in The Catholic Bulletin some
time ago. He was the oldest son of
Ferdinand Gonzaga, Marquis of Cas-
tiglione, and was born in the ances-
trail castle on March 9, 1868. He be-
came a Jesuit novice November %,
1885, and took his VOWS two years
later. In 1891, he devoted himself to
the care of the sick during the famine
and pestilence in Italy and was taken
i'll and died on June 81, 1891, in the
twenty-third year of his age. He was
canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in
1925.
A person claims that recently
Cardinal, whose name he does not
know, died in Rome worth over $4,000
900, and that three young men claimed
they were his sons and entitled to
the estate. This person claims that
the case was taken before the courts
Of Rome and that it is still pending.
What do you think about it?
This is worthy of a place in the
Menace. 1t possesses all the indefin-
iteness in regard to names and dates
which characterize most of the ale
cations against the Church made by
anti Catholic publications. Why didn't
you pin this person down to something
definite in the way of fact? 1t is easy
to make assertions like the foregoing
and impossible to disprove them be-
cause there is nothing to disprove.
Challenge your informant to produce
evidence for his assertion. We deny
that any Cardinal died recently in
Rome leaving fortune of over $4,000
900, which after his death was claim
ed by three young men who pretended
to be his sons. No such case is now
before the Roman courts. Here is a
chance for your informant to make
good
1. Can man who has raised fam
lily become priest after the death of
his wife? 2. Does a person who has
been baptized in another religion than
the Catholic have to be rebaptized
when he becomes convert? 8. Are
not all religions false that preach a
hell? One cannot we'll believe that
God the aII-good would create place
of torture, because you know that we
as we'll as Catholics are taught to
believe that God knows all things even
our Utmost thoughts and, therefore,
knows when He creates q person If
he is created for heaven or hell.
1. Yes, if he is otherwise qualified.
2. A person who has been validity
baptized in any religion cannot be re-
baptized on becoming Catholic. Of
course, if there is any doubt about
the validity of his baptism he is bap-
tized under condition. 8. The re-
ligion which does not teach that there
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