The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-15
Is there any hotel in New York
hM Catholic SiSfers2

There is in New York City an insti-
tuition conducted by Catholic Sisters
which fulfills the purpose of hotel for
women. 1t is called st. Rita's Home
for Friendless Women, situated at 1873
1875 E. Sind Street, with a branch
house at 221 e. 10th Street. This is
the only institution of the kind that
comes within our source of informa
ton.
May a Catholic, attending, for in
stance, Protestant wedding on day
of abstinence, eat meat and abstain on
some other day?
The obligation of abstinence adheres
to the day appointed by the Church.
We have no authority to make any
change, either in the law itself, or in
the time of it's fulfllment. Further
more, it would be a grave sin to eat
meat when one is bound by the law
, to abstain, and the gravity of the sin
is augmented rather than lessened by
the publicity of the act and by the
presence of the Professionals. Non
Catholics, as we'll as Catholics, are
quite familiar with the laws of absti-
nence specified by the Church and
they expect Catholics to have suffi-
Cient fortitude to obey the law that
they acknowledge. This fact gives to
Catholics, placed in such circum-
stances, an excellent opportunity to
make an open profession of their
faith. Fidelity to the law will be a
sure means of binding to them more
firmly than before in the bonds of
friendship those whose friendship is
worth holding, in particular the friend
ship of Almighty God.
How can a minister (Baptist) make
such a charge, as quoted in a local
paper of recent date; namely, 1--WE
view with grave concern the DISPOSE
ton in the Roman Catholic Church
to tax us through the State with the
support of It's institutional" I cannot
understand how such a remark could
be made.
We also must bow our head and
acknowledge our ignorance. Indeed,
we firmly believe if any one could ex-
plain consistently the various charges
made against the Catholic Church, he
would have more discernment than
Solomon, the wisest of men. So far
as the calumny, contained in the
words quoted above, is concerned, one
can readily see its absurdity, by look
ing about in practically any city or
country village in all the United
States. Catholic schools, colleges,
academies, homes for the aged, for
orphans, for the fallen, dot the land.
These are supported by Catholics who
thereby relieve the State not of the
same amount of taxation, but of much
larger amount. For these and similar
Catholic institutions give the evidence
upon which one not friendly to the
Catholic Church based the statement
that with the same amount of money
the Catholic Church, it's priests and
Sisters accomplish more than any
other society or organization in the
world. The reason of this fact is that
the spirit which moves them to carry
on this work is the spirit of charity.
We may add, unfortunately, that the
one who made this acknowledgment
has not been consistent enough to
distribute any of his millions where
they would accomplish the most good.
Can a Protestant, divorced from an
unbaptized woman, marry Catholic
woman according to the laws of the
Church?
We presume that the Protestant was
baptized, previous to his marriage to
the unbaptized woman. This fact of
his previous baptism would prohibit
any possible application of the so-called
Pauline Privilege" Consequently,
so far as we can discover from the
case as stated, there is no possibility
of marriage with a Catholic. 1t
might be advisable to present the case
to the local priest, who, by further
inquiries, might discover some other
facts that would lead to a different
conclusion.
Is It proper for a Catholic, through
personal friendship for the one de.
ceased, to attend his funeral services
In a Protestant Church?
1t is gravely sinful to approve of
any false worship, even if the approval
we're only external. Protestant serv-
ices are of this kind; and, any one
who would give his approval of them,
even though it be only by outward act,
would be committing a grave sim
Nevertheless, it is possible for one to
be present at Protestant religious
services, in such circumstances as
stated in the question, without giving
any approval, either internal or exter-
nal, to the services themselves. He
would not approve of them in his own
mind, because he knows that they are
false; nor, would his presence be
understood by others as an approval,
since every one knows that it is
through his affection or respect for
the deceased that he attends the
funeral. In such cases it would be
prudent to avoid any acts that would
give color to false judgment of
ones conduct.
DO the Blessed In Heaven think of
their beloved ones on earth; do they
know what is going on in the world?
The two great commandments, that
include all the others, are to love God