Catholics bury their dead for the same reason other people bury their dead. After a few days they begin to decay and raise quite a stink, not to mention the possibility of being a source of disease.
In a wooden box or nothing
More probably in four coffins: two of mahogany, one of lead, and one of iron.
A crypt is a repository for coffins; it serves a similar purpose to a graveyard but the coffins are not buried underground, they are stored in a room.
To confine the dead body, plus, when the body is buried it stops the body being eaten or rotting.
Because when people would be buried they would bury them only 3ft. so when it would rain the coffins would wash up from the ground. So that is why they bury people 6ft. deep.
I do not know of any US President that was buried in such a way.
Yes. In some cases, the coffins were protected with iron cages surrounding them, to prevent grave robbers from stealing fresh bodies.
Coffins are available for people of any size.
Coffins are used for putting dead people in when they are dead and not alive.
If you were a king you got buried in more than slaves, King Tut got buried in 8 along with 1,450 pairs of underwear.
Of course!
Egyptian coffins were where you had your loved ones buried in.(If you could afford it). And all Egyptians of the royal family bloodline were buried in them. And tey are called sarcofegifs.