The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-23


sary, and foreets some sins, must
those sins be confessed in the next
confession?
Sins forgotten in confession are for
given, but they must be confessed in
the subsequent confession. This prin-
ciple covers your case. You have
nothing to be troubled about: Just
mention the sins you forget and state
that you forgot them. The easiest
way to clear up doubtful sins is to
confess them as doubtful and let the
confessOr make the decision Such
sins will not affect the validity of
confession or worthiness of COM
munion; but they may be source of
constant torture to the conscience.
Does the Church ever relax it's law
about fast and abstinence?
Yes; the various dispensations you
hear explained every year at the be-
ginning of Lent are so many relaxa-
lions of the law Of fast Men and
women engaged in hard, servile labor
are dispensed from the law of fast,
and this indult is extended to the fam
lilies of such persons; soldiers are not
bound to the ordinary laws of fast
and abstinence; special dispensations
are granted in favor of the people liv-
ing in countries affected by the war.
The law of fast and abstinence is
positive enactment and admits Of
many exceptions.
Is it wrong for us to 90 to the ltaI-
ian Church? Our pastor claims that
we should not go there, and yet it is
real Catholic Church.
If your pastor claims that you
should not go to the Italian Church
then you should heed his voice He
must have good grounds for his as
sertion and grave reasons for de-
manding that you go to the parish
church of which you are member 1t
is true that the Italian Church is a
real Catholic Church, that it taber-
nacleS the Blessed Sacrament, that it's
priests are valid ministers of the
Sacraments. But the Church outlines
parochial limits and requires Cath
olics living within those limits to so
to the parish church; it establishes
the rights of pastors and the obliga-
lions of parishioners. This attitude of
the Church indicates the mind of the
Church that parishioners should go to
their own church, and your pastor
was but interpreting the mind of the
Church when he insisted that you
should attend Mass in your own
church and not in the church that is
allowed to be erected for the benefit
of those who are not so we'll acquaint-
ed with the language of the country
BY acquiring the habit of hearing
Mass in the Italian Church, you fire.
quently fail to hear the Gospel read
and explained in language you I'M
derstand, you fail to obey the grave
precept of supporting your own par
1sh church, you make it impossible for
your pastor to become we'll acquaint-
ed with you and you have less than
nodding acquaintance with him, you
take no interest in the affairs and life
of your parish. In other words, you
do all those things that the Church
recommends you not to do, and you
neglect those duties that are incum- |
bent upon you as member of certain
parish. You will do we'll by needing
the admonition of your pastor and
conforming to the mind of the
Church.
Does Protestant have to be hap-
tized when he enters the CatohIic |
Church?
Ii Protestant has been validly |
baptized he would not be baptized
again when he enters the Catholic |
Church. The baptism of Protestant
or by Protestant is a valid baptism
If the proper form and matter are
used and the baptism is performed
with the right intention. If the bap-
tsm as Protestant was valid bap- |
tism the person would not be baptiz-
ed again though the conditional form
OF baptism is administered. Converts
to the Church are baptized condition |
ally when they have been baptized in |
a Protestant church in order to be
certain that they are validity baptiz-
ed. Owing to the lax notions of bap- |
tlsm that are commonly held by Prot |
estants there is always danger that !
there may be defect in matter, form |
or intention in their baptism.
! Why does the Pope take a new
name when he is elected?
For the same reason that Won were
given name in baptism and new
name when you were confirmed. 1t
is natural that a newly elected Pope
should take as his model one of the
great Popes of the past, and he as
sumes as his name in office the name
of that model a@ Il,
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Must people be actually DYING be.
fore they may be anonted?
The ruling of the Church is that
anyone in probable danger of death
may and should receive the sacrament
of Extreme Unction. 1t is a great
mistake to wait until people are in
imminent danger of death before sum.
moning a priest. The sacrament of
Extreme Unction is primarily intend
ed to bestow some special grace upon