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Show The "Chritian World" and Catholics Within the past quarter of a century a great deal of accurate information about the Catholic church has reaelu-i all classes In this country. As a consequence con-sequence bitter and uncharitable alt tacks upon Catholics have almost ceased. Protestants, for the most part, would be ashamed to repeat the old errors er-rors as to Catholic doctrines and practices, prac-tices, for this would be equivalent to admitting that they are unacquainted with the writings of Newman and other Catholic authors of distinction. But m certain newspapers the ancient inclination inclina-tion to view everything Cat'io'.ij will) pronounced disfavor still lingers, and in this journalistic catcgor- we must place the Christian World. Our Roman correspondent cor-respondent today exposes a false interpretation inter-pretation of a papal concession which recently appeared in its columns. Application Ap-plication was made by the Carmelites 1 to his holiness to permit French Catholic Cath-olic soldiers serving in Morocco t.-, en- ! rol themselves in the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by investing invest-ing themselves with the scapulir. Tin; request was granted, and soni" time later the pontiff extended the privilege to all Catholic soldiers, enabling them to gain the indulgences attached to the Confraternity. The Christ'in World's chronicler announced that amongst the favors thus assured was "preservation from hell," adding, "the Itaiiin Catholic Catho-lic newspapers are delighted v.iili the arrangement. So, no dourjt. are the. Carmelites." The correspondent doubtless doubt-less believes that an indulgence is in the4 eyes of Catholics a sure passport to heaven for sinners, converted in unconverted. uncon-verted. The editor ought to have known better. Catholic Times. |
