Sacrilege or not?

[CRV]

I certainly don’t have an issue with the priest being considerate towards the daughter in law - just where this was occured.

Foundation stone blessed, cornerstone blessed. Sacred ground. Unless our Churches are not sacred ground anymore?

 

[goout]

No wonder there are fewer vocations. Who wants to live a life of constant criticism, then come home to an empty rectory?

Give the guy a break, he acted in charity. That’s all that matters.

Well, the “empty rectory” part of your priest’s life is solvable with an allowable change in Church disciplines…

 

[Salibi]

I should think that the priest met with the monks or researched what they were going to chant and ascertained that it was not inappropriate for the end of a funeral mass. I’m not saying people should make a habit of inviting non-Catholic practice into a church, I’m just saying that in this, the priest probably saw it fit to allow Buddhist chanting in an extraordinary situation, as a favour to a grieving relative, and as no one is as familiar with the situation as he is, I trust his judgement.

 

[CRV]

I should think that the priest met with the monks or researched what they were going to chant

I beg to differ here - that is an assumption, one we cannot know for certain that he in fact did.

I’m just saying that in this, the priest probably saw it fit to allow Buddhist chanting in an extraordinary situation, as a favour to a grieving relative,

That he did. I still say it was wrong to allow it to occur within the Church itself.

and as no one is as familiar with the situation as he is, I trust his judgement.

Priests are human and can and do make mistakes. Did he in this case? From an objective point of view, my opinion is yes he did. But not being able to read his mind, know what conversations occured prior to the funeral, how much info he was told or the explanation he was given about what was to occur/chanted - then perhaps subjectively he hasn’t by acting within his knowledge and understanding of the whole matter.

 

[Salibi]

Alright, you have a point. Indeed all we can do here is assume. Both of your points are valid, of course, but lacking the much argued-over priest on here, we can’t really know for sure (like, for real sure) what the situation was. I choose to assume the best, however, for his sake.

Peace.