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Catholic AnswerUnder certain circumstances, it is considered okay, although not preferred. Those circumstances include:you are already dead
you are not using cremation to demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
and finally, the Church prefers that if a body is cremated, it is done after the funeral.
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from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 19942301 . . . The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body. (Code of Canon Law, canon 1176, section 3)
AnswerAlthough burial is considered a better choice, the Church allows cremations but that ashes are not allowed to be scattered since it is a pagan tradition and it is like rejecting eternal life since your body is reunited with your soul.
It was forbidden long ago because it is a pagan tradition but they allow it now.
It is more of a pagan tradition so it is discouraged but it is allowed nontheless. We believe God can change us back but the ashes should not be scattered because it is like we rejecting God's offer of eternal life since our souls will be reunited with our bodies.
Yes, they need to be buried in a cemetery, or placed in a mausoloem or columbarium. They cannot be sprinkled over the ocean or ground or air; they should not be kept at home.
Yes, even though they have been cremated, the remains should be interred in a cemetery or mausoleum. The Church does not approve of holding the ashes in homes or scattering them.
Yes, a cremated Catholic can be buried in a Catholic cemetery.
Requiem Masses are rarely said these days and have been replaced by the Mass of Christian Burial or a simple memorial Mass. Yes, a Mass may be said for a cremated individual.
OK
He asked to be cremated when he died. His body was cremated and his ashes were buried.
Ok, first Catholic IS Christian He is a Christian but he never stated what type.
Personally, I don't think Justin Bieber cares if you are catholic. But if he did thats ok because he is catholic too!
He was cremated.
No. Only dead people are cremated
yes barbaro was cremated after his euthanization
they cremated him after he died i believe hes alive
No.
No, he was indeed cremated, but he died in Princeton, NJ, USA.