Funeral Rightsby Leon J. Suprenant, Jr.Originally published by National Catholic Register, June 8-14, 2003One of the pivotal virtues for Christian living is hope, by which we trust that God in His infinite mercy will one day welcome us into His eternal Kingdom. We realize we’re not there yet, and that we need to persevere to the end. One of the sins against hope is presumption (Catechism, no. 2092), which takes many forms. One form of presumption, commonly witnessed at funerals, is the attitude that in the end God will forgive us irrespective of our cooperation with grace. According to this...