The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-29

Does three hundred days indulgence
mean that we will spend three hun
dred days less in Purgatory?
The partial Indulgence of a certain
number Of days does not mean that
it RENTS that many days in Purgatory
but that there is as much merit at
tached to them as there was to the
same number of days of the Canoni-
cal penances in the early Christian
Church.
Is there a difference between the
malice of sins?
There certainly is great difference.
Our Lord Himself makes distinctions
between the greater sins and the
smaller sins. In one place he con-
trasts the debt of ten thousand
talents with that Of one hundred
pence, and in another compares some
sins TO camels and others to 9nats.
He said to Plate: He that hath
delivered Me to thee hath the greater
sin" He also indicates that all sins
are not punished the same.-"The
servant who knew the will of his lord
and did not according to his will shall
be beaten with many stripes, but he
that knew not. and did things worthy
of stripes, shall be beaten with few
stripes
Is it a practice for priests to pay
for the education OF boys Of their
parish, who, though the children OF
poor parents, desire to study for the
priesthood?
Yes, very often. Ii some cases the
priests pay for the tuition Of such
boys out Of their own personal funds,
while in other instances a parish
fund for the education of such candi-
dates is maintained. Ii is marvel
lOuS exhibition OF Catholic faith that
the people at large prove themselves
willing to contribute generously to
such fund when its existence is
made known to them. 1t would be a
welcome day when Catholics Of or
binary means set aside in their will a
portion OF their estate for the educa-
ti0n of poor lads for the priesthood,
What is the meaning of "toties
QUOTES" indulgence?
This is Latin term meaning ''as
many times as" A totes QUOTES
Indulgence is one that can be gained
rs often as the works enjoined are
performed.
May drippings of any kind Of meat,
such as bacon, mutton etc, be used
in preparation of food on days Of
abstinence?
The "drippings Of meat" allowed by
the Church, to be used in preparation
OF food on days OF abstinence is not
restricted to an particular kind OF
meat, and we need not make the law
more stringent than the Church has
made it, We are free, rather, TO in
terpret the law in the more favorable
light.
Does the Church make any distnc-
ton between the marriage where one
of the parties is a Protestant and
where both parties are Catholic?
The Church reluctantly grants
diSpensatiOn for canonical reasons
and allows the priest TO assist at q
marriage where one Of the parties is
not a Catholic. She demands that
all the solemn rites af a Catholic
marriage be omitted. The ceremony
is not performed in the church, and
the priest does not wear his sacred
vestments, nor does he bless the mar
ried couple. He wears his cassoclS,
which is the usual dress Of the priest,
and he may give an eXhoTtatiOn be-
fore or after the ceremony. IN some
cases the Church permits d little more
solemnity. This is OWNS to Concor-
OATS or local customs or other good
reasons. No matter where or how
the ceremony be performed the nup-
tial blessing is never given at mixed
marriage.
What is the religion of AIsace-
Lorraine?
The population of Alsace-Lorraine
IS LuI60-lOuI llS OdlHOllC. lu6I6 dire
two bishoprics in the territory
Strasburg, for Alsace, and Metz, for
Lorraine. The Catholic Encyclopedia
gives the religious population for the
territory in 1911 as follows: In Al
SAGE there were S21,G12 Catholics, 304,-
2O4 Protestants, 1892 dissidents, 25,-
Ala Jews, and $40 persons of unknown
religion; in Lorraine, there were 1885,
S38 Catholics, 1854 Protestants,
1924 dissidents, $3.50 Jews, and 43
persons Of unknown religion. The
bishoprics are Immediately subject to
the Holy See; the Wears general can
only be appointed with the consent
of the civil authorities Of the prin-
cipal, or regular, parishes, the pastors
must receive the approval of the gov
eminent, and are irremOVable; there
are also subordinate parishes for
which the Bishops may appoint the
pastor and remove him. The gov
eminent pays certain salary to the
Bishops and to the pastors of the
Catholic Church as we'll as to the
ministers of the Lutheran and Jewish
religions. Conditions may be altered
now after peace is definitely signed.
is it mortal sin to have your cup