The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-28

came sick about four hours after re-
ceiving.
The general rule is that the Body
and Blood of Jesus Christ remain
with us as long as the appearances OF
bread (and wine) are preserved; we
know that under the operation of di-
gestion these appearances are soon
materially changed; this probably
takes place in few minutes, certainly
in a quarter of an hour You have no
reason to worry about the spell OF sick
ness after holy communion.
Can a Catholic couple run away to
Wisconsin and be married by priest
or Bishop?
No; Catholics may not be married
until the banns have been called three
times in the parish church. A dispen
satiOn is required to have the banns
omitted. The priest has not the power
of granting this dispensation, and the
Bishop can only grant it in the case
of his own diocesan subjects. 1t will
do you no good to run away to Wis
consin; in fact, it will lead you into
very great danger. You will soon
learn that the priest can do nothing
for you and you may be tempted to
go before minister: and thus COM
NIT sacrilege, incur eXcommunica-
ton, and enter upon state of public
conCubinage. Be married as a Cath
Ollie in your parish church, in the pres
ence of your pastor, with a Nuptial
Mass. If you are not married in the
presence of the priest, You are not
married in the sight of God and the
Church.
Why is the Lords Prayer different
in the Catholic Church from the one
said by Prctestants?
PrOtestantS generally end the Our
Father with the words FOR thine is
the kingdom, and the power and the
glory forever This is not in accord
with the most ancient manuscripts of
the New Testament, and was rejected
in the fourth century by st. Jerome in
his edition of the Vulgate, as it is re-
Jected by modern Protestant scholars,
V. g., the Protestant revised version of
1881, the Greek text of Westcott &
Hart The words as found in the
King James version are most likely
the work of some copyist who had in
mind the words of the Greek liturgy,
which are probably taken from the
Old Testament.
Will you kindly answer the follow
ing questions, which were asked me
by Protestant:
(a) Have there been bad Popes?
(b) What is the difference in value
between High Mass and a Low
Low, Mass and what purpose do they
serve?
(c) What good is Confession if the
person sins over again?
(d) Can it be that man is not de-
scended from the ape-if so, how?
(a) Yes; there have been a few
bad Popes, such as Stephen VII, Ben
edict TX. and Alexander VI. These
are three out of long line of 260 illus
trious Pontiffs, whose lives have made
the pages of history of their time
glorious. One Judas out of twelve
Apostles as compared to the above is
certainly worse state of affairs.
CD Essentially a High Mass and
Low Mass are the same. The cere-
monies of High Mass are more num-
erous and more solemn than those of
the Low Mass, and the greater the
external solemnity the greater the
homage shown to God. That's the
difference.
Co Confession doesn't lose it's value
because person sins over again after
it. Let us not forget the weakness of
human nature and our innate inclina-
tions to sin.
Cd Yes. There are many proofs,
too long to give here. Consult the
Catholic Encyclopedia, and read the
article on Evolution"
Must Catholic be married by
priest if he is marrying a non-Cath-
oIic?
The law of the Church is that a
Catholic, whether marrying a Cath
Ole, or a non-Catholic, must be mar
ried in the presence of priest There
is one single exception, where a per-
son cannot get priest for consid-
cradle length of time, but such case
would hardly be possible now in this
country where priests are quite num-
erous.
May a Catholic attend meetings
where spirits are called?
No Catholic may attend such meet
ing. Spiritualsm or spiritism, as it
is called, is a religion That should
be sufficient reason to keep a Cath
olic away from their meetings. The
attempt to communicate with spirits
carries with it grave danger From
experience it is well known that deal
ing with spirits causes loss of faith
and very often morality. We may be
quite often sure that when these So
called apparitions are not frauds they
are from the evil spirits The present
Holy Father has positively forbidden
Catholics to attend these meetings
Is it against the laws of the church
for a Catholic to join secret society?
What lodges are forbidden to Cath
olics? Are the Knights of Columbus
and other Catholic lodges secret so
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