COVID-19 Pandemic Forces India’s Catholics to Adopt ‘Hindu’ Cremations

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COVID-19 Pandemic Forces India’s Catholics to Adopt ‘Hindu’ Cremations

With the death toll from the virus continuing to climb, Church leaders have authorized cremations even though the burial practice is viewed locally as a Hindu custom, not a Christian one.

www.ncregister.com

 

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They don’t have much of a choice. The last sentence of the article says it well:

… remarked Archbishop Couto. “We are in an unprecedented situation and have to adapt to the situation.”