Show DIVORCE LAWS LAtYS OF 1 UTAH vr AU ARE roo LAX tAX i Bishop Scanlan Says Stricter Legislation Is sary SEPARATIONS TOO EASY Catholic Church Recognizes Death as Only Separation Separation Separ- Separ That the divorce laws of ot the state of ot Utah as well as those of ot every evory other state in tho the Union are uro too lax and that the clergy y of oC the tho countr country as asa asa a n whole does docs not investigate closely enough before beCore performing marriage j ceremonies Is the opinion of or the lit Ht Rev Ret Laurence Scanlan bishop of the Catholic diocese of or Salt Lako in tn summing summing summing sum sum- ming up the growing divorce evil Bishop Dishop Scanlan declared that divorces are arc multiplying rapidly in tho the state slate of Utah and that something should bo Lo done to check tho the evil Ho He e echoed ho d the words of ot Cardinal Gibbons tit at Baltimore Friday FrIda that divorce Is striking at the ver very roots of ot our so social so- so cial system Lax laws laus the 1 declared are responsible for form m many y of or orthe the divorce proceedings in the courts of or the countr country and that tho the improper conception or ot disregard of ot the marriage marriage mar mar- vows 8 causes many couples to apply appl to tho the courts for tor separation The Catholic church does not recognize recognize rec rec- divorces and the clergy of tho the Catholic church will not unite unit In mar- mar riago e a divorced man or woman Death Is all that will dissolve a marriage Inthe in inthe inthe the sight ht of ot the church The marriage marriage mar mar- ceremony should be looked upon according to the strictest teachings of the gospel If It that Is done we will have no more divorces Stricter Legislation The number of divorces could bo oo decidedly lessened If legislation Ic was stricter It should not bo be so easy for tor persons to mur marry and It should he be much more moro difficult for tor them to secure a legal separation lan 1 Many secure di divorces divorces divorces di- di simply the law permits It and If It ther there was no such law many i th of thom ol tji would not of or lep sept Too man many couples ma marry r Such ceremonies should not b bo be performed If It the clergy would In Investigate In- In closely all couples who ho wish to marry and refuse the I services to OHO who are not fitted to carr carry the burdens of or married life lito there would be fewer dl dissatisfied couples and consequently con con- few tew divorces divorcee Some time ago a girl of 16 years ars came to mo me and said she wished to become tho wife of ot a n man 65 years ears old I asked her If she thought she would be happy with such a companion and she said Maid that th In case she he found herself dissatisfied she could easily get geta a divorce It Is needless to add that sho she was not nol made that mans man's wife h ny hy me That Is l Just one ono Instance of or the state of ot mind of or man many entering Into tho thio bonds of ot matrimony But Dut the Is too large to dispose of ot ofin otIn In Ina no a few tew words and what I mo may sa say would scarcely ad add to what others have said on the tho subject Suffice to say It Is time that tho the evil should stop atop |