The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-10-04

would be valid in this case, even if
the person were in sin; at the same
time such a person would commit a
grievous sin in thus unworthily re-
ceiving a sacrament OF the Church.
He would not, however, be obliged TO
be confirmed again.
Was a Pope ever condemned by
General Council?
Pope Honorius was censured by a
council for remissnesS in not proceed
ing more severely against heretlcs.
This does not imply that the Supreme
Pontiff was himself guilty OF heresy,
nor is it an argument against Papal
infallibility, which is limited to actual
definitions promulgated by the Pope
in his official capacity as the Vicar OF
Christ and for the universal Church.
What are the conditions of entrance
into the Catholic Church? Must a
convert to your Church he baptized
AGAIN, and confess the sins of life
time?
The Catholic Church, in accordance
with the teachings of the Scriptures,
REQUIRES of all adults who seek ad-
mission. into her fold repentance for
all past sin. the detestatiOn of all past
error, and a firm belief in all the doc
trines taught by Christ: He that
believeth and is baptized shall be
saved" If the priest be absolutely
sure that the convert was validity
baptized he cannot be baptized again;
in the absence of such assurance he
is baptized conditionally, and he must
confess all his previous sins, COM
mitted from the time of his baptism,
after which he is absolved condition
ally. A convert is carefully instruct
ed in the teachings of the Catholic
faith. so that he may not take the
step without full knowledge Of its re-
quirements.
is a person bound to keep a vow I'm
der the pain of sin?
A VOW is a deliberate promise to
God to do something that is pleasing
70 Him. We may bind ourselves I'M
der pain of sin to fulfill our vow. The
usual promises that we make to COD
are only good resolutions. To break
such a resolution is ordinarily no. sin.
though we lose the merits that we
would gain in keeping our promise.
We should not make a vow under
which we wish to bind ourselves un-
der pain of sin without the knowledge
and advice of our cOnfessor. Vows
that are made outside of a religious
community may be absolved by our
confessor.
Why does the Church consecrate
kings?
The Church, knowing that all az,
thority is from God, teaches rover
ence and obedience to civil authority
While power is vested in the people
who have the right to elect their oW'
form of government, the ruler so elect
ed, be he king or president, receives
his authority directly from Almighty
God. When nations adopt this mon
archical form of government then
kings are Amounted as being the rep
resentatives of God. The Church fol
lows the ordinance established by God
Himself in the Old Testament when
He commanded Samuel to annoint
Saul, the first king, and David, the
second king of Israel.
How old should child be to receive
First Communion?
According to the word of the lat
Holy Father Plus X, which is IL &C
cord with the constant teaching Of the
Church. a child should receive Holy
Communion as soon as it is able tt
distinguish between right and wrong
The only knowledge necessary is thai
If be able to know that Holy Com
munion is different from common
bread and that it contains our Lord
The average child should have thi:
knowledge at about the age Of seven
though it is impossible to give the eX
act age in years.
What are the conditions unde
which the Catholic Church will per
NIT the marriage of non-Catholi:
with Catholic?
You should understand that tn
Catholic Church is opposed to mixed
marriages. This opposition is cen
turtles old; it rests on the sacramento
dignity and sanctity of matrimony ans
is supported by the sad experience @
the loss Of souls to the true fait1
through such mixed marriages. TIL
attitude of the Church has been e1
planned so frequently that there is n
need for repetition here. The Churc
does not want mixed marriages. Blu
it is recognized that we are dealin
with a human thing, and toleratio
must sometimes be practiced. Gil
cumstances may arise in which Their
may be less evil in tolerating a mike
marriage through the issuance OF
dispensation than in refusing the di'
pensation and forbidding the ma
riage. When those circumstances rel
der the granting of dispensation til
less of two evils, the Church pc
severes in safeguarding the souls {
her children by demanding the fulfil
ment of certain conditions before tn
dispensation is granted. % The mol
Catholic party promises that he wi
fn no way interfere with the Catholi
Yarty in the practice of his or he