6.
THE QUESTION WAS: What is the Churchs position on cremation?
A.
Its always sinful.
B. Cremated remains should be buried, not scattered over the sea.
The ANSWER IS: B
. Cremated remains should be buried in a worthy vessel.
The Church has always
encouraged BURIAL of the whole body as the way of giving greatest respect to
our bodies, which were anointed in Baptism, and which served as temples of the
Holy Spirit.
But if cremation must be
chosen for financial reasons, the funeral should be held while the body is
still whole, and the remains should be buried in one place to confirm our
belief that our bodies will be raised whole when they are resurrected. The
remains must be treated with reverence. A marker should be placed above the
buried remains.
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac1097.asp
(Cremation: New Option for Catholics)
http://www.seaservices.com/catholic.htm (Catholic
Guidelines)
http://www.uscatholic.org/2004/03/gya0403.htm (quick summary of cremation view)
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