Disrespect to donated skeleton

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What counts as disrespect to the dead? Does this apply to a body donated?

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Yes. The Catechism is clear. In fact, those who donate their bodies are giving a great gift, their generosity ought be honored.

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2296

[2299] The dying should be given attention and care to help them live their last moments in dignity and peace. They will be helped by the prayer of their relatives, who must see to it that the sick receive at the proper time the sacraments that prepare them to meet the living God.

[2300] The bodies of the dead must be treated with respect and charity, in faith and hope of the Resurrection. The burial of the dead is a corporal work of mercy;92 it honors the children of God, who are temples of the Holy Spirit.
 
Thank you. But what counts as disrespect? Nothing you wouldn’t do to a live person?

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Imagine your mother or your sister or your child were dead. Treat the donated body with the same respect you would want another to take with your loved one.
 
Isn’t something being missed here? By definition, a body donated to science is going to be dissected, possibly limbs removed, tissues taken for study, used in medical schools by students. None of those things are how a normal deceased body would be treated, but neither are they disrespectful — it is in the nature of what happens to a donated body.
 
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Thank you. But what counts as disrespect? Nothing you wouldn’t do to a live person?
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I would hope not. You shouldn’t go around dissecting live people. 😀
 
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My grandmother donated her body for research/science after her death, she was 93 years old. After about a year they cremated and returned the remains. Prior to this process though they she had a Catholic Mass with her there in the casket. We went through the entire normal process, put her in the hearse. Then she was transported to wherever it was they took her. Then when the cremated remains were returned she had a Catholic burial. The Priest at her Church mentioned, I am paraphrasing because I don’t remember his exact words but the gest of it, that it was ok that she was cremated because she would have a glorified or was it beatified version of her old body. Perfect in every way. She had dementia and while she was still in her right mind this was something she wanted to do to help others. She could be ornery sometimes, prior to the dementia setting in, but she had one of the biggest hearts ever. She loved her family and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for any of us. I had to borrow money from her one time when I was in my 20s, she lectured me about finances, but helped me anyway, lol. I miss Grandma D. Miss all my grandparents and Uncles. My aunts are still here.
 
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The university where my friend’s father donated his body retrieve the body directly from the morgue within a few hours of death. The family had a Memorial Mass at the time.
 
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I see nothing disrespectful in that article. Do you?
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Oh, no, not at all, Jbrady. 🥴
Good grief…

"Sadly in the US, the process is a lot less regulated. Some bodies are rented out multiple times to different institutions. You can designate a specific disease you would like your body to be used for research on, but there is no guarantee that will happen owing to difficulties with differing demands for cadavers.

Quartz noted that a former dentist in Oregon had been able to buy a refrigerator full of human heads for his own experiments. In Honolulu in 2011 and 2012, a man was repeatedly found to be in possession of human remains, but could not be prosecuted as no state law applied."
 
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Which is why the article ends with a caution to go down accredited routes.
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You said that you found nothing in the article that demonstrated a disrespect for the dead regarding bodies donated to science, and then asked if I had. I then gave you an example from the article which clearly demonstrated an obvious disrespect for the dead in these matters.
Stop trolling.
 
The cadaver for dissection, the articulated skeleton and anything in between may be treated with respect. If you know anyone who has been to med school, you have heard stories of disrespect of these donated bodies. It is very sad, but for the most part the students are respectful.
 
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