Show If a w C THIN THEN CONTRACT TO WED PST MUST L 1 Beginning Next r roster foster ster Catholics ics Contemplating Con Con- r ting Marriage M ge Must Hake ri ke a it Written Agreement in n Presence of of Two Witnesses On and after next nett Easter Roman Catholics becoming becoming becoming becom becom- ing engaged age 1 must sign sin contracts pledging Jg themselves to marry many The written agreement must be made in the plesence presence presence pres- pres ence of two to witnesses The engagement will vill then be he considered considered con con- binding and nd will vill be published in ill church j s After l that th the couple must marry unless they are able to show the bishop of the diocese in ill which the agreement agreement agree- agree ment is signed some reason why marriage should not take take place The bishop may then issue issue a dispensation but the agreement to break the engagement must be signed by both the young persons in the presence of witnesses This rule nile which is a part of the tho ne new matrimonial rc regulations which Pope Popo Pius X X has ordered enforced in America Amer Amer- ica lea as they have been in Catholic countries coun coun- countries tries since sinco the council of Trent in the sixteenth century is a wise provision in the tho opinion of tho the Ri Right flight ht Rev Rc Lawrence Law Law- rence renco Scanlan bishop of the tho Salt Lake diocese Bishop Scanlan said eaid this morning morn morn- ing Catholic cler clergy are aro careful in performing per forming ormin marriages to sec see that both parties par par- parties ties tics are arc eligible to the marria marriages marriage c state ate and m 1 are suited to each other Our desire is that the the- marriage bonds shall continue continue con con- binding permanently Under this r rule llo greater reater care rC than y fever r. r willbe exercised exer by y Youn young persons in In forming partnerships part part- ps The same vi view w is taken by bv the Rev Rc Dennis Kiel Kiely vicar general general- The Th enforcement m n of f tho the regulation will m make ke easier easier the work of G Catholic priests said Father Kiely ieh II At At present present present pres pres- ent a priest is not permitted d to Try marry a couple when an any one claims that either of the tho two parties is already engaged cd to another person unless one ono of the two is ablo abla to disprove rc the tho char charge l When couples on becoming enga engaged cd sin sign sigma a 1 written agreement that 3 agreement 1 ement will remain in existence as p proof of the tho con con- tract Unless the accusing party can produce a sim similar lar n agreement his charge har e emust must fall flat fiat It is not anticipated that the rule will meet any objections on tho the part of the Catholic clergy clero either The law has been in force in the Catholic countries I of Europe and Asia for three centuries I At present Catholic churches H publish pub pub lish Ush tho the banns IH several Sundays before a wedding This consists in an announcement announcement an an- announcement m made de from the tho pulpit by bythe bythe bythe the priest Driest that the persons are to be he married on a certain dat date dats Tho The n now new V marria marriage e re regulations lations require a young youn man and woman who are en engaged aged to marry to si sign n a written a agreement to that effect in the presence of two wit nes nesses cs Then the engagement ement is binding binding bind bind- ing and is published in church |