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THE CATHOLIC Educator’s gather for day of prayer, education PAGE 10 September 18,ommentator 2015 Vol. 53, No. 16 SERVING THE DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE SINCE 1963 thecatholiccommentator.org C WHERE WILL IT END? Reasons vary for rash of senseless violence plaguing society By Rachele Smith Police officers, including two in Lou- to more and more images of destruc- al acts also raise many questions. The Catholic Commentator isiana, killed in the line of duty. tion, violence and rampage. At its core, What is happening in our society? A Virginia reporter and camera- criminal behavior can be shocking, es- Have we lost our ability to discern Riots rage in Baltimore and Ferguson. man shot and killed on air. pecially when we think about the pain right from wrong? Nine people shot dead in a Charles- The headlines are horrific. Yet, al- and suffering of the victims and their Is there anything we can do or must ton church. most daily it seems, we are subjected families. Often these cruel and immor- SEE VIOLENCE PAGE 19 SPECIAL SECTION The Catholic Commentator 1B CATHOLIC WEDDINGS September 18, 2015 Your Catholic Wedding New annulment process ‘positive step’ By Richard Meek uments, “Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus” (“The Lord Jesus, The Catholic Commentator the Gentle Judge”) for the Latin-rite church and “Mitis et misericors Iesus,” (“The Meek and Merciful Jesus”) for A streamlined annulment process announced by Pope the Eastern Catholic churches. Francis is a positive step for the Catholic Church and has The changes, including the option of a brief process the potential to help many divorced Catholics in the heal- without the obligatory automatic appeal, go into effect ing process, according to Father Paul Counce, judicial Dec. 8, the opening day of the Year of Mercy. vicar for the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Pope Francis said the annulment process must be “The church is reaching out to people who are hurt- quicker, cheaper and much more of a pastoral ministry. ing,” said Father Counce said. “We’re making it easier for The pope’s revised policy provides that in some cases, an- them to lead lives of faith, to come to church, to come to nulments may be obtained in as little as a matter of weeks. Special Supplement of The Catholic Commentator September 18, 2015 Communion.” The pontiff emphasized he was not “promoting the Photo by Kleinpeter Photography The Vatican released Sept. 8 the texts of two papal doc- SEE ANNULMENT PAGE 20 2 The Catholic Commentator The LIGHTER SIDE of FAI t H September 18, 2015 | TREASURES FROM THE DIOCESE | DID YOU KNOW Perfect/imperfect contrition Since we are all humans and ing to the Catechism of the Catholic therefore sinners, all of our sins re- Church and the Code of Canon quire some type of penance and Law. contrition. According to The The imperfect contrition, Sacred Heart Church in Ba- Catechism of the Catholic which is a prompting of ton Rouge has a stunning Church, penitents must the Holy Spirit, is a gift monstrance, which was de- be “contrite of heart, of God. According signed by Brother Dom Suit- confess with the to the catechism, bert Kraemer OSB. Brother lips and prac- the contrition Suitbert was born in 1878 in tice complete is “born of the Netherlands and died in humility and the consid- 1947 in New Orleans. Black, fruitful satis- eration of sin’s Starr and Gorham, one of the faction.” ugliness or the fear oldest and prestigious jewel- Most Catholics of eternal damnation ry companies in the country, are usually contrite of and the other penalties executed the monstrance, heart, although for some threatening the sinner.” which was donated to the of us the humility element By itself, however, an im- church by the Altar Society can be a bit more difficult. Con- perfect contrition cannot obtain in 1944. All of the work was fessing with the lips, i.e., confes- the forgiveness of mortal sins, but completed by hand. The de- sion, is likely the most difficult part, it disposes one to obtain forgiveness sign of the monstrance rep- simply because in a busy society many through penance. resents the Rod of Jesse, tak- cannot find the time to spend in the con- The theological difference between the en from the prophet Isaiah. fessional. two contritions lies in a person’s heart. If The monstrance was exhibit- However, the church does offer two the penitent is truly sorry for his or her sin ed in New York on Fifth Ave- types of contritions: a perfect contrition, because it is contrary to the will of God, nue and later featured in which will even allow a person to ap- and offends God, then it becomes an act Liturgical Arts Quarterly proach the Communion table despite not of perfect contrition as long as it is accom- magazine. The monstrance, having previously gone to confession, and panied by the requisite condition to go to in which the consecrated an imperfect contrition. confession as soon as possible, according host is displayed for adora- A perfect contrition, according to the to Father Paul Counce, judicial vicar for tion, is used during Benedic- catechism, “arises from a love by which the Diocese of Baton Rouge. tion Exposition of the Sacra- God is loved above else.” A perfect con- If a person is simply scared of going ment. Photo courtesy of Mary Lee trition remits venial sins and obtains to hell, or “eternal damnation” as point- Eggart, Sacred Heart Church archivist forgiveness of mortal sins, which allows ed out in the catechism, it’s “adequate but the person to receive Communion, if the not the right motive for sin,” according to | person makes a firm commitment to go to Father Counce. PICTURES FROM THE PAST confession “as soon as possible,” accord- The contritions date back to the 1300s. Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. will be highlighted in the October 2 issue of The Catholic Commentator. Don’t miss it! thecatholiccommentator.org | Facebook.com/TheCatholicCommentator Bishop Robert W. Muench Publisher Wanda L. Koch Advertising Manager Father Tom Ranzino Assistant Publisher Penny G. Saia Production Manager Richard Meek Editor Lisa Disney Secretary/Circulation Debbie Shelley Assistant Editor Rachele Smith Staff Writer An art exhibit sponsored and organized by the former Diocesan Cultural Committee was The Catholic Commentator (ISSN 07460511; USPS 093-680) held in 1971. Billed as the Angola Art Exhibit, the event, which was held at a local church Published bi-weekly (every other week) by the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge,1800 South Acadian gym, featured more than 100 paintings from eight inmates from the Louisiana State Pen- Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808; 225-387-0983 or 225-387-0561. Periodical Postage Paid at Baton itentiary. 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