Answers to Correspondents

New Zealand Tablet, 22 December 1921, Page 21

Answers to Correspondents

Correspondent. Banke's History of the Popes is a bigoted and unreliable work. The historical acumen of the Maoriland Worker scribe is clearly indicated by his emphasis on this biassed history. K. O'B. —Those who are accustomed, unless prevented by some legitimate excuse, to go to Confession at least twice a month and are not conscious of mortal sin can gain all Indulgences (except the Jubilee Indulgence). For all those who being in the state of grace' and having a right and devout intention are accustomed to receive Holy Communion daily, even if, they once or,twice a week omit their daily Communion, Confession, as a condition for receiving Indulgences is,entirely dispensed with, except in the case of/Jubilee Indulgences and such as are granted after the manner of Jubilee Indulgences. Catholic—From the first centuries of the Christian era the Popes received donations of estates in and around Rome from wealthy Catholic families. 'Up to the seventh century these possessions had grown to such -.an extent that they comprised a large portion of \ Central Italy. They got the name cf the Patrimony of t£; St. Peter. -r-Later, when Pepin drove out the Lombard invaders he confirmed the Popes in possession, of the

Patrimony. His act was again ratified by Charlemagne. In this way the temporal power of the Popes originated, and it rested on perfectly legitimate titles. In the plunder of the Papal possessions the modern Italian brigands were backed by the British Government.