The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-07

only a priest can teach "Catechism?
BY the word "teach" | mean explain
the laws and rules of the Church. 2.
Can the Christian Brothers teach
Catechism and have they this priV-
lege granted by the Pope? 8. Are
Sisters in schools allowed to teach
catechism or do they merely hear
the Rotations? 4. Must the wine
used in the sacrifice of the Mass be
made from the first juice of the grape
or does 1t suffice that the wine be
made from the juice of the grape?
5. Is a teacher granted the privilege
of not fasting and abstaining on Au-
gust IL because she is teacher, al
thouuh her school closed in June and
in AUGUST she is idle? 1t seems to
me that during the summer months
she is not a teacher" as she is not
aetna as such or not filling the
office of one and, therefore, the priVi-
Ieqe should not be granted her.
1-3. Any person of intelligence who
knows his religion can teach Cate
chism and explain the doctrines and
practices of the Church. He does not
need to be a priest, a Brother, or a
Sister, though these by reason of their
training, are better qualified to teach
the Catechism than the majority OF the
laity. 4. All the rubrics prescribe is
that the wine used at Mass be the
genuine juice of the grape and not
made artificially. 5. There is no spe-
cial privilege for a teacher" in re-
gard to fast and abstinence. A teach
er belongs to the working class and,
therefore, enjoys whatever rights and
privileges are granted to working
people. Whether she is obliged to
fast on August IA or any other day
depends upon the nature of her work.
She may not be required to fast and
abstain even though she is not en-
gagged in teaching.
If woman, without any fault of her
husband, leaves her home and does
not return any more, but lives in sin,
can the husband get divorce and
marry again in the Catholic Church?
II so, how long should he wait after
getting the divorce?
Every intelligent Catholic knows
that the Church does not grant or
recognize divorce. No couple, validity
married, can ever get divorce that
will permit either one Of them to mar
ry again during the lifetime Of the
other. If they cannot get along to-
gether, they may secure legal sepa-
ration, but the marriage tie is not
thereby severed. Neither one can en-
ter into a valid marriage while the
other lives.
1. Does the Catholic Church allow,
under any circumstances, a young
Catholic man to marry non-CathoIic
young lady? | understand the Church
has forbidden it entirely? 2. Can a
Catholic person without home, pay
ing ten cents for seat in a certain
church on Sundays and there receiv-
ing the Sacraments, call his or her
confessor from that church in case of
sickness? 8. Can a married couple
with large family obtain a divorce
and at the same time be practical
Catholics?
1. Your understanding of the atti-
tude of the Church on the question is
incorrect While the Church is op-
posed to a Catholic marrying a non
Catholic, on account of the possibility
of loss of faith and of the children not
being brought up in the Catholic
Church, she does not forbid such mar
riages entirely, but grants a dispense
ton from the general law in particular
cases for good and sufficient reasons.
Before a Catholic can be married to a
non-Catholic in the presence of a
priest and two witnesses, the non
Catholic must promise not to inter
fere in any way with the religion of
the Catholic and to allow all the chill
dren born of the marriage to be
brought up in the Catholic Church
The Catholic must promise to do
everything possible, by word and ex.
ample, to bring about the conversion
of the non-Catholic Under such cir
cumstances a dispensation may be oh.
tanned and the marriage take place
with the approval of the Church. 9
Yes, if her confessor be the pastor OF
the parish or one Of the priests at
tached to the church for the purpose
of ministering to the faithful within
the parish. In case of sickness the
priest to be called to administer the
Sacraments is the pastor of the par
ish or one of his assistants. If, fol-
instance, a person living in one par
ish goes to confession in another par
ish, that alone would not give him
any right to call his confessor in case
of sickness. He must have recourse
to one of the priests of the parish in
which he lives. 8. Under no circum
stances can Catholic couple, validity
married, obtain divorce. The Church
does not recognize such a thing as &
divorce. They may, under certain cir
cumstances, obtain legal separation
and still remain practical Catholics
but neither is allowed to attempt 8
second marriage during the lifetime
of the other.
l. Is it permissible for boys anc
girls between the ages of fifteen anc
twenty to go skating together in The
evening? 2. Is it wrong to attend :
theatre on Sunday or a HOLIDAY? 8