Funeral yesterday

[Cor_ad_Cor]

What? It is the normative practice in this diocese to send the seminarian in place of the priest for the sake of time. Whether or not it is even permissible is another story (I don’t know how you misconstrued what I wrote to mean I think priests should be sent to lead funeral services in contradiction of someone’s will; clearly I’m not suggesting that).

For a funeral outside of Mass, the Latin Rite permits anyone, lay or ordained, to preside - but preference is given, of course, to the ordained.