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Can Catholics be Cremated? And Other Post-Death Questions (Ep. 6)
Can Catholics be cremated? What does the Catholic Church teach about cremated remains, Catholic funerals, and burial?
In this final episode of our End-of-Life Care series, Fr. Shenan Boquet answers the most common post-death questions Catholics ask: Can Catholics choose cremation? What must be done with cremated remains? Can a non-Catholic have a Catholic funeral Mass? Can Catholics attend a non-Catholic funeral? And is it permissible to donate your body to science?
Fr. Boquet explains why the Church strongly prefers burial of the body, when cremation is permitted, and why the funeral rites…
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