The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-11-17
Timely Topics


article was written by G. B. AL
drich of Tacoma and is presented
in this column in two installments.
Catholics and The remarks Of
Un-CathOIics Brother T. John
Wood anent the Catholic Church
in Portland, Ore, interests me
quite bit. am inclined to think
that the Portland column of "Di-
gest" of the News had a rather
bad attack of indigestion that
time. The people down there in
Portland in charge of the Chapel
of the Little Flower can take care
of the situation very well, so we
will say a few things about other
phases of the situation.
But first, as a Catholic, we wish
to ask the Little Flower to look
upon Bro. T. John Wood, who is,
we think, a very young person,
and let fall some petals of Her
Shower of Roses in Rose City, the
City of Roses, and that he will
cease to be the enemy but become
a friend of the Little Flower of
Jesus.
The Catholic Church is the Uni
versal Church; the Church of ALL
men, women and children, of what
ever race and color, or whatever
country it is situated, all over the
world. How is the Catholic Church
Universal? The Catholic Church
is Universal in time, because it
was founded by Our Blessed Lord
and sent to all the world in these
words: go Ye, therefore, and
teach ALL NATIONS and Lo,
am WITH YOU ALL WAYS EV-
EN- TO THE END OF THE
WORLD. The same words show
that this Church is Universal in
Her works and Mission from God
Himself.
Among all The Catholic
Nations Church is Universal
in PLACE. That is, she exists
among all nations everywhere in
the world actually or potentially
and effectively. There is no place
where the sound of Her voice is
not heard all over the world. The
Catholic Church is Universal in
DOCTRINE: She teaches the same
doctrines to all nations, she has
NOT one doctrine for the white
man and another for the black or
yellow. my Name is Great am
ong the Gentiles," saith the Lord.
EVERYWHERE there is a Clean
Oblation offered to My Name from
the rising of the sun to the going
down thereof, My Name is Great
among the Gentiles," Malachia 1st
chap. 18th verse. This refers to
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Of
fered in Catholic Churches, every
where all over the world.
Lastly, this Catholic Church is
Universal in GOVERNMENT.
That is, She acknowledges the
/
Pope as the Supreme Ruler and
Guide of ALL Christians as Vicar
of Jesus Christ the Son of the
Living God. This does not mean
that the Pope is Cod or that he is
more than man. But it does
mean that whoever does not &C
knowledge the Pope is not in the
Church. The Pope exercises Sup
RENE Legislative, Judicial and Ex-
ecutive Power in the Church ON
EARTH. More, the Catholic
Church exists in three states or
conditions, and is named accord
ingly, The Church Militant on
Earth, the Church suffering, the
Church in purgatory and the
Church Triumphant, which is the
Church in Heaven.
So the question of separate
Churches is small one practically
speaking for one who wishes to
SAVE HIS SOUL, which is the
main object of belonging to ANY
CHURCH.
If 1 could would rather wor-
ship in congregation where such
questions do not arise, for the rea-
son that such questions distract
my attention from the worship.
One cannot worship WELL, when
his mind is distracted. But if I
had to go without worship other
wise, should worship in a segre-
gated Church before I would go
without the act of worship on a
day of obligation by the laws of
God and the Church.
Unfortunately, there are some
Un-Catholic Catholics in some
congregations; these make it very
| hard for catholics of co1ored raoes