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To: Natural Law; editor-surveyor; metmom; boatbums; caww; presently no screen name; smvoice

Actually, according to Canon 1184 §, unless they gave some signs of repentance before death, the following must be deprived of ecclesiastical funerals:

1/ notorious apostates, heretics, and schismatics;
2/ those who chose the cremation of their bodies for reasons contrary to Christian faith;
3/ other manifest sinners who cannot be granted ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal of the faithful. (http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zlitur280.htm)

This, and the degree of conflicting judgment that can occur on regarding it , was part of a debate here just last week: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2901874/posts?page=68#68


215 posted on 07/12/2012 8:06:57 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a damned+morally destitute sinner,+trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212
"Actually, according to Canon 1184..."

Canon 1184 does not define what constitutes a sign of repentance and certainly doesn't identify you or the public at large as the local ordinary.

Peace be with you

218 posted on 07/12/2012 9:20:02 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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