Because the mosque would never allow it.
I remember a time when you had to be a member of a church to have them hold funeral services.
When my husband and I got married, it was at the Catholic church where he was confirmed. When our children were christened, we were members of that church.
Everyone knew we were not MINOs or doing it for “show.”
Many years ago, I marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in NY. That was the year that Dinkins forced the Ancient Order of Hibernians to allow guys to March. Their behavior was appalling. My entire group turned their backs when they went by. I didn’t. I wanted to see for myself what was happening.
It was full on raunchy and rude.
I thought this was a good article. I skimmed this issue yesterday, and like many, thought that the church itself must have colluded with this, as it is standard practice for the clergy at a Catholic Church to learn a little bit about the person, and must have been deliberately blind.
But as I thought further on it, I realized all it would have taken was lying on the part of the people who set it up as they spoke to the priest: “I know Ms. Gentili loved Jesus, grew up as a Catholic, and believed in God. She wasn’t a practicing Catholic, did not attend services at any specific church, but she would have wanted this...”
(I deliberately used “her” and “she” because it is what those people would have done)
I don’t see any circumstances under which the church itself, when presented with a plea like that, would have refused services. This acceptance of performance of funeral rites for someone who never participated or went to a church in their entire adult life happens in many churches of all denominations every day across this country.
In this case, the people putting on the show for the public such as singing “Ave Cecilia” in the aisle, had exactly that in mind. Putting on a show.
These people are morally corrupt, and using the Catholic Church as a prop for their deviant behavior is what they do as a matter of course.
I side with the church in these events. (Note: I grew up Roman Catholic, but have not practiced it for decades. I am searching for God in other Christian venues, such as the Baptist Church at this time)
This is my opinion.