Church urges voting as a duty and responsibility
The piece cites Catholic teaching that voting is both a right and a duty, urging Catholics to form a conscientious judgment and vote. It notes postwar concerns about dictatorship and stresses that elected officials shape marriage, tax deductions, divorce, religion, education, and economics, urging careful examination of candidates (Continued on page 14).
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McNicholas
Cincinnati
Pius II
The Poor Souls and Penance in Catholic Teaching
A sermon contrasts mortal and venial sin with civil law, explaining purgatory and indulgences. It describes the Church Militant, Suffering, and Triumphant, and urges acts of penance through prayer fasting and alms. It notes the upcoming Sunday observance granting plenary indulgences for visiting a church and praying for the dead.
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Hell
Sheen
Church Militant
Purgatory
Church
Earth
God
Church Triumphant
Christ
Heaven
Holy Father