The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-12
10 it a sin to play cards In Lent?
Not necessarily.

10 it sin to play cards In Lent?
Not necessarily.
priest, may he 90 to another Church
and receive the sacraments from an.
other priest?
A priest does not excommunicate
any one; this is the duty or privilege
of higher authority, the Bishop or
Pope. When the Bishop or Pope ex-
communicates person. this person is
not allowed to receive the sacraments
except in, case OF death preceded by
repentance, unless the excommunica-
ton has already been removed previ-
ously.
" person is able to pay pew rent
and refuses, may he be put out Of
Church?
He ought to be, for he refuses to
support the Church in the way the
Church prescribes. Such Catholics,
able to support their church and re-
fusing to do so, are half rebels.
is it sinful to write chain-Ietter?
If the letter simply asks one to do
certain thing that is lawful in it.
self, there is no sin in writing such
letter Sometimes such letters are
written in the cause of charity. But
when there are promises of spiritual
aid or threats of evil attached to the
writing or refusal, such letters should
be burned.
Why does the priest read Mass in
Latin instead of English?
This question has been answered a
number of times during the past year.
Briefly, because the Church so COM
mands. Past numbers of this paper
explain the reasons in full
Does the priest say the same words
In every Mass?
There are certain parts of the Mass
that are usually the same. This is true
especially of the parts from the Can.
on to- the Communion Other parts
differ with the festival being cele-
brated. Thus, usually the Epistle,
first Gospel and prayers are different
each day, although frequently the last
Gospel is that of st. john q,
Which Church YEAS established first,
the Greek or the Roman?
The first Christian Church founded
was the Catholic Church which was
established by Jesus Christ. Later
on the word Roman was sometimes
attached to distinguish it from hereti-
cal seets. The Greek Church arose
in the eighth century and was the re-
suit of rejection by the Greeks of
certain doctrines of the Catholic
Church. The Greeks do not believe
in purgatory, the Immaculate Concep-
tion. the supremacy of the Pope and
infallibility. There are Greek Cath.
olics who are united to Rome, and
they are called Uniates. i,
Why do not Catholic priests mar.
ry7
Because the discipline of the
Church forbids it. In early times II
was permitted for a married man to
become priest, but once priest he
never was permitted to marry. This
rule was later abandoned lin the
Church of the West, although it is
still in vogue among certain Oriental
Catholics. ,..-
Are Irwin and Melvin the names Of
Saints?
They are not listed in the catalogue
at our disposal
Who wrote the first Bible?
The first Bible was not written, it
was compiled, that is the inspired
works were collected and then ap-
proved by the Catholic Church. The
various parts of the Bible were writ
ten by men inspired by God under
the Old and the New Laws. st. John,
who died in the year 100 A. D., wrote
the last portions, including his letters
and the Apocalypse. Later on these
different books or parts were gather
ed together, and it was several CEN
turies before they appeared in def
mite form. 1t was the Catholic Church
that finally placed the seal of gen.
uineness on each of these parts. Prot
estants have taken the Bible from
the Catholic Church, although they
have juggled the book to suit their
own fancy. They came just about
twelve or thirteen hundred years too
late to have any hand in deciding
what was genuine and what was not
Whom did Cain marry?
One of his relatives.
What rules must a n-Catholic
comply with before being married to
a Catholic? .N
The nou-Catholic party must make
certain promises, that is, that chill
dren born of the union will be raised
Catholics; that no obstacle will be
Raced in the way of the Catholics
living up to Catholic practice; that
no other ceremony will be performed
but that before the priest and two
witnesses. These are the substance
of the promises. In some dioceses II
is required also that the non-C Catholic
take a course of Catholic instruction
lin order that he may understand the
nature of the Catholic religion an6
know what he promises.