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Montie_Claunch
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who is and who isn’t allowed a Catholic Burial? J/W. Thanks and God bless.
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mosher
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Montie Claunch:
Anyone in good standing in the Church has a right to a catholic funeral. Those who can be barred from a catholic funeral are formal heretics, schismatics, apostates, grave public sinners and those who commit suicide apart from mental illness.
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jbuck919
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I liked Mosher’s response (seriously, I’m not being sarcastic), especially the part about being in good standing with the Church, and appropriately ambiguous phrase.
About six years ago the Catholic high school where I taught at the time experienced the death of a student in a car accident. He and his family were not Catholic. He was given a full Requiem Mass with the whole school in attendance. This surprised me at the time, but apparently it is and has always been allowed.
I know both my maternal grandparents had Catholic funerals, though they had not been inside a church in many decades.
About six years ago the Catholic high school where I taught at the time experienced the death of a student in a car accident. He and his family were not Catholic. He was given a full Requiem Mass with the whole school in attendance. This surprised me at the time, but apparently it is and has always been allowed.
I know both my maternal grandparents had Catholic funerals, though they had not been inside a church in many decades.
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OutinChgoburbs
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My father-in-law had a proper Catholic burial (Rite of Committal), and is getting a Memorial Mass in a couple months. Although he had the Last Rites at the very last minute (thank you, Lord!), he was not any type of a Catholic for many years; but was baptized Catholic, identified himself as Catholic, and wanted a graveside service with a priest in attendance.
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BlestOne
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People who live in Florida…
You so walked into that one! It is one of my oldest riddles I used to make my kids think. As you are passing a cemetery, point to it and say, “Did you hear people that live in _______ (name a state or local) can’t be buried there, it’s illegal?” When the other person looks at you perplexed and asks why not, you say, “Because it is illegal to bury a person that is living!” Get’s them every time!
You so walked into that one! It is one of my oldest riddles I used to make my kids think. As you are passing a cemetery, point to it and say, “Did you hear people that live in _______ (name a state or local) can’t be buried there, it’s illegal?” When the other person looks at you perplexed and asks why not, you say, “Because it is illegal to bury a person that is living!” Get’s them every time!
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Anima_Christi
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I like the joke,
“Why aren’t all Catholics buried in Catholic cemetaries? . . . . Because all Catholics aren’t dead yet.”
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devoted_to_Mary
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Not sure, what does good standing in the church mean?
The town I live in has a long Catholic history. The Catholic cemetery is hundreds of years old and has several sections with family plots dating back many generations.
Recently in our town, Protestant churches have been springing up in just about every vacant lot. Many of our parishioners have left our church to join these churches claiming to have a deeper religious life than they had in the Catholic Church.
But when one of them passes away, their family members are always surprised to learn that if they wish to bury their loved ones in the Catholic cemetery their Protestant church will not provide a funeral service.
This means the deceased receive their funeral mass and burial through the Catholic Church. The way the Catholic families view this is that the deceased are Catholic, they came from Catholic families and growing up they received their sacraments. I don’t understand all of the rules, but I attend the funeral masses and pray for them and all of us.
The town I live in has a long Catholic history. The Catholic cemetery is hundreds of years old and has several sections with family plots dating back many generations.
Recently in our town, Protestant churches have been springing up in just about every vacant lot. Many of our parishioners have left our church to join these churches claiming to have a deeper religious life than they had in the Catholic Church.
But when one of them passes away, their family members are always surprised to learn that if they wish to bury their loved ones in the Catholic cemetery their Protestant church will not provide a funeral service.
This means the deceased receive their funeral mass and burial through the Catholic Church. The way the Catholic families view this is that the deceased are Catholic, they came from Catholic families and growing up they received their sacraments. I don’t understand all of the rules, but I attend the funeral masses and pray for them and all of us.
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frommi
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Also don’t forget that the anyone who has started the catechumenate is eligible for Catholic burial, even if they have not yet been baptized.
The local ordinary can also allow for full Catholic burial by indult of those who are not Catholic. One example I can think of is a man who was very active in the Catholic church and always came to mass with his family but for whatever reason never converted.
The local ordinary can also allow for full Catholic burial by indult of those who are not Catholic. One example I can think of is a man who was very active in the Catholic church and always came to mass with his family but for whatever reason never converted.
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