Is Feeneyism Catholic? - Society of St. Pius X

54 IS F EENEYISM C ATHOLIC?
Answer: The absence of Baptism can be supplied by martyrdom,
which is called the Baptism of Blood, or by an act of perfect
love of God, or of contrition, along with the desire, at least
implicit, of Baptism, and this is called Baptism of Desire. 74
BENEDICT XV
St. Pius X had decided the great work to bring all the laws of
the Church together into one Code of Canon Law; he had the
work far advanced when death prevented him from finalizing it.
Pope Benedict XV published it. This work has a very great authority,
since it presents the practical expression of the Catholic
Faith as applied in its laws.
The definition of baptism is a marvel of conciseness and
theological precision:
Canon 737, §1. Baptism, the door and foundation of the
Sacraments, in fact or at least in desire necessary unto salvation
for all, is not validly conferred except through the ablution of
true and natural water with the prescribed form of words.
Note that it speaks of necessity unto salvation, not merely
unto justification. And the Canon Law draws the consequence for
burial:
Canon 1239, §1. Those who died without baptism should
not be admitted to the ecclesiastical burial.
§2. The catechumens who with no fault of their own die
without baptism, should be treated as the baptized.
The Authority of the Fathers
THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY 75
January 23: At Rome, St. Emerentiana, a Virgin and Martyr.
She was just a catechumen when she was stoned by the Gentiles
while praying on the tomb of St. Agnes, who was her foster-sister.
74
Catechism of St. Pius X, Instauratio Press, p.71. (Available from Angelus
Press.)
75
Bro. Robert Mary (op. cit., pp.172-192) spends twenty pages rewriting the
history of these martyrs, implicitly accusing St. Bede or St. Paulinus and
others of lying.