The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-26

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For the same reason that doctor
can prescribe for a disease that he
himself never was afflicted with.
Was there ever an English Pope.
Yes, Nicholas Breakspeare, Pope
Adrian Nv, native of Langley, Hert-
fordshire, who lived many years in a
monastery in France, was made alb
bot, cardinaldelegate to Denmark
and Norway, and finally elected Pope
in November, 1854.
Is it possible for an illegitimate
child, born of a Catholic girl, to be-
come a priest, monk or brother, or
in the case of a girl can she become
a nun, and if not, state reasons why
in both cases.
Defect of birth, illegitimacy, is a
canonical impeachment to ordination.
The word illegitimate in Canon Law
means born out of lawful wedlock. +"
1t is an impeachment to the reception
of Orders and prohibits the exercise
of the functions Of Orders already
received 1t is a canOnical impedl-
ment because it is established by
Canon Law.
In the early ages of the Church
there was no law preventing ordina-
ton of illegitimates. Sometimes
they were debarred from ordination
because of real or supposed
depravity of life. This prohibition
was extended by Pope Paschal II to
all persons of illegitimate birth. This
prohibition has been approved by
many Popes and Councils. The law
is not designed as a punishment for
the person to whom it is applied, be-
cause the illegitimate child is not
party to the sin through which he
came into the world 1t is designed
to safeguard the honor and dignity
of Holy orders. The priesthood of
Christ must be above reproach.
There should be not only no stain
upon it but there should not be even
opportunity to point the finger OF
scorn. 1t is for this reason that the
Church raises the barrier of illegiti-
macy before the entrance to the
priesthood. The same reasons apply
though in lesser degree to the re
ligious life. Many Orders refuse can
didates who are not born in lawful
wedlock. A dispensation sometimes
may be granted by the proper su.
perior. The Pope, who is the lawful
Superior of the Universal Church, can
dispense in all cases. Bishops and
other prelates having quasi-episcopal
jurisdiction can dispense their own
subjects for Minor Orders or a simple
benefce, but not for Major Orders
Before such a one is elevated to the
priesthood there must be strong in
dications of purity of life.
What is the United Greek Church
This term United Greek Church
is often used to designate those
churches which employ the Byzan
tine rite but still remain subject tc
Rome and operate under the juris
diction of the Popes. Among these
churches we find the Ruthenian
Church of Galicia, the Rumanian
Church of Hungary, the
Bulgarian Church of Turkish-Bul
garia, the Grecian Church of Greece
itself, all Catholic, believing exactly
the same doctrines as the Romans
even though they follow the Byzan
tine rite in matters which do not
effect their faith or their doctrine
In place of the name United Greek
Church, the term Uniat Church is
often used and it carries very wide
signification for it designates al
those eastern churches, united tt
Rome, who use any rite other than
the Latin. The term is sometimes
shortened and these peoples are re
ferred to as the Uniats. The Uniat
Catholics are not very numerous, fol
they hardly total six million souls
Their greatest strongholds are in
Austria-Hungary where the Rutheni
ans number four millions, and in
Runania where they number about &
million and half Two of the siz
Ruthenian dioceses- were located al
Lemberg and Przemysl, in Galicia
which were so badly shattered BY
Prussian artillery when the Germans
we're lighting their way through thu
disorganized armies Of Russia There
are very few Catholics in Bulgaria
that pledge allegiance to Rome.
Please tell me what general it wa
who was called the "Scourge of Cod
1t, was Attila, king of the Huns
who led the fifth invasion by bar
barians into Italy from the Teutoni,
country in the fifth century. H,
crossed the Rhine with 100000 war
riors and found the almost dead 70
man empire powerless to stop him
The people instinctively turned to ST
Leo the Great, the Pope. for the he'll
the emperors would not give Oh
June IL. 452, the Pope personally in
teryiewed Attila, the scourgn .