The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-10

@QuestiOn and Answer" care The Cath,
Was it at the request of the Holy
See that England took possession of
ireland and has kept it up to the
present?
History shows that Henry II of Eng
land, in l154. procured Bull from the
English-born Pope, Adrian ", author
izing him to proceed to Ireland ito
check the torrent OF wickedness, to
reform evil manners, to SOW the seeds
of virtue" How we'll fitted the pious
Henry was for this task may be
cleaned from the fact that he 1t was
who had caused the murder Of st.
Thomas a Beckett In III Henry
landed at Waterford and proceeded
10 Dublin His followers Immediately
began the reform OF Irish manners by
demanding and receiving the submis-
sion Of nearly all the Irish chicftains,
Selling their lands, tyrannlZlnS over
the natives. despising their culture,
customs. religion, saints. scholars and
their shrines. This may be said to
have been the beginning of England's
reform of Irish manners" Although
the Pope may have had the right to
use means to correct any abuses that
might exist among Christians, he
surely had no right in law or in fact
TO hand over a whole nation to an
other power; nor did the Pope attempt
any such thing. The Bull of Adrian
was simply Il preteXt which unscru-
nuous men used to their own base in
terests and advantage.
Did temporal power mean that the
pope owned the whole world.
Temporal Power means the right
which the Holy Father has, and has
possessed for many centuries. TO GER
tain dOminions called the papal states.
This power began along about the
fifth century in a general way, was
strengthened in the sixth century, and
became a fixed and permanent feature
shortly afterwards through the gen
crosby of Pepin and Charles Martel.
The Holy Father was robbed of these
possessions in 1870 by the Masonic
government of Italy. but he still re-
tains his right to them, much in the
same way that a lawful holder Of
jewels retains his right to those jewels
even after they have been seized by
a bandit or brigand. The goods may
pass into other hands. but the right
thereto remains in the lawful owner.
Were four hundred thousand Ger
mans ever put to death to force Cath
olicity down their threats?
No!
Was St. Patrick of French or Scot
fish origin?
This question has been answered
several times in this column.
When the apostles received Com
munion at the Last Supper were they
fasting?
The Holy Eucharist was instituted
at the close of the meal at which the
Paschal lamb was eaten. The apostles
were therefore not fasting. The pres
from midnight previous to the recep-
ton Of Communion is a Church law
and is ordained to impress upon US
that as the Food OF the soul is of
greater importance than the food of
the body it should be the first food
taken on the morning that we go to
Holy Communion. 1t is also cOndu-
Give to spirit of recollection and
prayer in preparation for Holy Com
muniOn.
How many angels rebeIIed with
Lucifer?
The Prophet David represents the
number of angels as exceeding great.
He says. Il beheld till the thrones
were placed, and the Ancient Of Days
sat. Thousands of thousands minis
tered to Him and ten times q hundred
thousand stood before Him." This is
meant to indicate that there is an
immense number OF angels. We do
not know the exact figures. We have
no definite knowledge of the number
of angels that joined the rebellion I'M
der Lucifer and were cast out of
Heaven, but from private revelations
it is believed that one-third of the
whole number rebelled.
Is it certain that everybody goes to
Purgatory?
No, there are many souls who pass
Immediately into Heaven, and there
are others who go straight to the
other place. Purgatory is for those
who die friends Of God, but who have
not fully satisfied the requirements
of the divine justice. What the num-
Der of these may be cannot be deter
mined. We know that Gods graces
are abundantly showercd upon the
dying. and the Church surrounds the
last moments with a plenteous supply
of prayers, devotions and sacraments.
But the last farthing must be paid,
and for those who have not paid it the
punishments of Purgatory supply their
own deficiencies.