Mrs. Schiavo has received Holy Communion and The Last Rites, before the tube was disconnected.
I realize that the parents claim to be faithful adherents to the RCC, but I haven't heard or read anything about Terri herself prior to her cardiac arrest. Did she attend upon the ceremonies of the RCC? How do we know she was an RCC adherent (other than being raised in the home of her parents who were adherents)? How do we know she wanted the RCC ceremonies?
This becomes relevant because of the (apparently) forthcoming dispute between the parents and the husband over their wanting her remains buried with RCC ceremony in an RCC cemetery and he (apparently) wants her remains cremated and buried in a family plot. Does anyone know anything about her actual religious practice if any?
Her Priest is her witness to her Catholic faith.
Her Priest is her witness to her Catholic faith. What does that mean? Did he say that she had been attending RCC ceremonies before the cardiac arrest? Has this priest said anything publicly about any continuing adherence to the RCC on her part in the years leading up to 1990? Do you have a link to that?
In the forthcoming dispute, that would seem to be a factor to be considered. Generally, it is true that the ceremonies and remembrances of funerals and burials are for the living, not for the dead. The dead, after all, are gone. On the other hand, we do like to fulfill the wishes of the dead, if we can. Do you have any evidence of her continued adherence to the RCC in the years leading up to 1990?