St Casimir High School - Casmirron Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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,, V--V Y fp? x 5 CA s M 1 wow 'ki ' 2111. 1 Y if K V :J1:ff:x.f:5:5fF a V if Chrjgxidn lhdrffdgs The dignity of marriage derives from the teaching of Christ who made it the foundation Aof human society, re- stored its original purity, raised it gto the honor of a sacrament, and entrusted its' discipline to His Spouse,the Church. Marriage was instituted and restored by God and not by man,' and therefore its laws cannot be altered by the State or the individuals. True marriage is established both by the will of God and the will of man. Its main blessings are children, conjugal faith, and a sacramental bond. Among these blessings, children hold the first place God wishes men to be born not only that they should live and fill the earth, ,but much more that they may worship God, that they may know Him and love Him and finally enjoy Him forever in heaven. The second blessing of matrimony is conjugal fidelity which means that conjugal rights belong to husband and wife and may never be extended to another person, Matri- monial faith demands that husband and wife be joined in a especially holy and pure love as Christ loved the Church. These are the elements that constitute the blessings of conjugal faith--- unity, chastity, charity, honorable and noble obedience. The third blessing is the sacramental bond which per fects natural love, confirms an-umbreakable union, and sanctifies both husband and wife. By His divine authority, Jesus Christ has made this bond stable and permanentg nwhat God has joined together let no man put asunder,U Birth Control is proclaimed as the modern gospel. We declare this practice of the very nature vicious and sin- ful, and therefore it should not be permitted, Another thing the Church opposes is mixed marriage be' cause the blending of mind and heart is more difficult when there is difference in religious viewpoint. Divouce is also an opposition of the Church because it is opposed to the plain teaching of Christ and there's no power in Church or State that can justly grant it. 42.462-gf Q, 2

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X T ' f c -- .-:fs It is to the Church and her teachings that man and wife must turn for a guide to true happiness. To live up to the ideal of Christian marriage calls for true knowledge the good will on the part of husband and wife. Two people about to spend their lives in intimate asso- ciation should know each other thoroughly, and pray for guidance before taking the responsibilities entailed. etheistio communism The conflict between Atheistic Communism and the Catholic Church is evidence of the struggle between good and evil that is always present in human history. The Holy See does not remain silent to attacks and threats made upon the Church and for this reason it has called public attention to the perils of Communism. Modern Communism is derived from the teachings of Marx. His belief was that the only one reality in this world is MATTER, and that everything evolved from this matter: plants, animals, man, and even human society. In such a party, force is substituted for lawg morality disappears, and it is evident that this doctrine has no place for God,and that there is no hope for future life, nor any survival after death. It denies rights, dignity, and liberty of the human personality, and also denies the human life any spiri- tual or sacred freedom. It makes family life and mar- riage only an artificial and civil agreement that may be broken by any communistic society. The rapid spread of Communism is due to the fact that many are too ignorant of its meaning. Those are drawn into its net because they crave the betterment of the working people. The net is spread through the rise of radio, the press, the moving pictures, and even the classroom, and thus reaches even the lowest class ' Communism is really nthe opiate of the people,n and its gospel is that religion must be torn up by the roots and that the minds of the young must be turned from God and bent to the law of the jungle. Ts , S