Vatican: Cremated bodies may not be scattered
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released an
instruction Tuesday regarding burial and cremation, reiterating the Church's
teaching that cremation, while strongly discouraged, can be permissible under
certain restrictions – and that scattering the ashes is forbidden.
Ad resurgendum
cum Christo, or “To rise with Christ”, published Oct. 25, states
that while cremation “is not prohibited” the Church “continues to prefer the
practice of burying the bodies of the deceased, because this shows a greater
esteem towards the deceased.”
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