The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-18
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A MARRIAGE CASE
"ROME WILL HOLD HE Is NOT A
BlGAMIST" - "MARRIED TWICE
BUT ONLY ONCE BEFORE A
PRIEST"-"ROME TEACHES HE
MARRIED BUT ONCE"

Zone James Hanlon, an 18-year-old
sailor of Jersey City, has been arrest
ed on the charge of bigamy. October
Is he married Miss Elizabeth Connel-
ly of Jersey City. The ceremony, Han
Ion told Assistant District Attorney
McCrystal, to whom he surrendered
when he heard a warrant had been is
sued for his arrest, was performed in
Jersey City by the Rev. T. McLaugh-
lin of st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church.
January Z, Hanlon admitted, he
shipped again, with Miss Emma Bolk
of Manhattan. The marriage was per-
formed in the Municipal building.
"You will note that Hanlon is a
papist, and his first marriage was
performed by Romish priest. His
second marriage, it appears, was per-
formed before a magistrate Now, if
Hanlon is good papist and believes
as do the priests of Rome, he thinks
he is not guilty of bigamy because
the second ceremony could not have
been legal in the eyes of the Roman
Catholic Church, for the reason that
| Rome will not recognize any marriage
valid for Catholics except it be per-
formed by a priest. Hanlon is guilty
| in the eyes of the law, but his spirit
ual mother will hold him innocent
Isn't it strange how papal violators of
| civil law seek refuge in Roman Cath
| Ollie law"
The above item appeared in an anti
| Catholic publication of March %, 1918.
| 1t exhibits in a striking manner the
mental processes of an unscrupulous,
paid propaganda. The effort to show
that because the Church holds invalid
the attempted marriage of her chill
dren before a magistrate, therefore,
she connives at bigamy, can only de-
ceive those who wish to be deceived
1t is precisely because Hanlon's at
| tempt at a second marriage was in.
valid in the eyes of the state that
it is bigamy. No marriage valid in the
eyes of the State can be bigamous
The law of the Church declaring Han
Ions attempt at second marriage
| invalid, is in perfect accord with the
law of the State, which also holds il
invalid, and to talk about 'papal vic
lators of civil law seeking refuge ir
Roman Catholic law" in connection
is to exhibit not mere ignorance, mo-
misunderstanding; but malice.
The malice deepens into specie!
of diabolism, when we consider wha
help the observance of the Church
law affords n the enforcement of thu
) state law. Take this unfortunate
case for example. Before Hanlon wa
married to Miss Connolly he was re
quired to furnish Father Mclaughlin
his baptismal certificate, which woult
have shown if he had been preViOusl.
married. When Father Mclaughlin
had married him he recorded that fac
upon Hanlon's baptismal certificat
and returned it to be kept in the al
, chives of the parish where he wa
; born, as Church law requires. Hal
; Hanlon gone before another prizes
when he attempted to marry Mis-
: Bolk that baptismal certificate woul
have been called for and the conten
plated outrage would not have beel
; committed. To violate the state Law
Hanlon had to violate the law of hi
) Church first Our none Catholic friends
5 and especially young women, who
} under the malevolent influence o
propaganda inveighing against tn
, Church, Join a Catholic in evading he
: marriage law, only invite disaster upol
) themselves.