The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-01

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When, why and by what authority
was the Lords day changed from the
last to the first day of the week?
It was done by the apostles on the
authority of Him Who had said VINO
hears you hears Me" The cher rea-
son for the change was to distinguish
The believers in Christ, the Christian
from the Jews, and to denote the es-
sential difference between Judaism
and Christianity.
What is meant by "Desire of the
everlasting hills" in the LitanY of the
Sacred Heart?
Everlasting hills" is a reference
to the patriarchs of ancient times,
y
age, are compared to the hills that
stand forever. Their desire was to
see the Redeemer, hence in the litany
the Heart of Jesus is put up as the OBJ
ject of their desire.
A Protestant married Catholic
Girl, and now he forbids her to 60 to
confession. Is that man gentleman?
How can the wife be saved?
This, man has no right to forbid
his wife to go to confession. He is
certainly not a gentleman, because
before the wedding he promised that
he would not interfere in her relig-
ious practices. She ought to disre-
gard his objections utterly, as one
must "obey God rather than man.
Can a man become Catholic with
out recognizing the authority of the
Pope?
He cannot. You cannot be an Amer
lean unless you recognize the author
ity of the President of the U. S. A.,
vested in Mr.. Wilson. To pretend
otherwise is to act the part of hypo-
critic or a simpleton. The same holds
true for the spiritual authority of the
Pope The Son of God, Jesus Christ,
established a Church on earth. He
determined the authority in His
Church. The supreme authority He
invested in St. Peter He foretold that
in &c n on
that the Holy Ghost would abide with
the authority of the Church to end of
days. Peters authority did not cease
with his death; Peters office remain
ed with the Church. History proves
beyond all shadow of doubt that st.
Peters Office and authority were
vested in the Bishop of Rome, whom
we call the Pope. The man who is
not willing to accept the Pope's spir-
itual authority is not prepared to en-
ter the Catholic Church.
Why, at the death of Jesus, was
the veil of the temple rent in twain?
The immediate cause was probably
the earthquake that shook Jerusa
lem on this occasion. But the earth
quake was caused by divine inter
vention, and God caused the veil OF
the temple to be rent to signify that
the Old Law was from that moment
abrogated and the New Law put into
it's place.
What is the basis for the opinion
one hears so often expressed that he'll
consists in the troubles and suffer
ings we have to undergo here or
earth?
Very probably the hope that there
may be no hell on the other side Of
the grave, and the fear that if there
is such a place, one might have to &C
there.
If a young lady stands as godmothe
for a young man who is a CONVEX
may she marry him?
A spiritual relationship is con
tracted between the sponsors and thu
person who is baptized. This rela
tionship constitutes an impeachment tt
marriage. If there be sufficien
reason a dispensation can be OBJ
tanned.
Whence do we derive the excIusiv,
right to call our Church the Catholic
Church?
AS Cardinal Newman puts it, thu
title belongs to the Church of Rome b.
right of prescription. For sixteel
hundred years the Church that hal
it's seat Of government in Rome wa
known as the Catholic Church. TIL
title belongs to it by the fact tina
the Church of Rome is the only cath
Ollie or universal church. 1t has eS
listed ever since the days of Chris
and has spread itself over the who'll
world. Other churches are for tn
most part local or national. TIL
Church of Rome has followed the in
junction of Christ to teach all nations
She alone bears the mark of Cathe
licity.
What was the teaching of Luthe
on Purgatory?
1t is rather difficult to say just wha
was Luther's teaching on any subject