Vatican Issues Guidelines On Cremation......

[global1]

No scattering of ashes.....

Link:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/25/europe/cremation-vatican-scattering/

IMHO the Vatican wants the ashes to be placed in Catholic cemeteries because I think they are thinking of the economic benefit to the cemeteries. If ashes could be scattered - who would use the catholic cemeteries and how would they continue to stay in business?

[JNelson6563]

1. I think it's a "hallowed ground" thing

I believe that's been the claim all along. Much anguish over the centuries due to loved ones not being allowed to be buried in hallowed ground for whatever reason (like suicide--the unforgivable sin).

And of course it does contribute to demand for plots in Catholic cemeteries but I don't think that's a big part of their financial picture. I suspect it's a consistency thing more than anything else. Remember, the Church has the One True Faith and, subsequently, the keys to Heaven. If you want in you better follow the rules, at least the ones about where you're buried anyway.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. I think you're right! Scattering ashes is bad for business...

And the Catholic Church is one the biggest, oldest businesses in the world!

[Siwsan]

3. My parents were Catholic. I still have their ashes. My sister was Catholic. We scattered her ashes

My Dad was a Marine, so eventually my parents ashes will be interred at the local national cemetery.

We scattered my sister's ashes in her beloved flower garden. That's one of the most sacred places on the planet, for me.

I guess controlling people before they are born, and after, isn't enough for that church. Now they also want control, after you die.

[TexasProgresive]

4. Catholics are to be buried in consecrated ground.

It doesn't seem to be important to the current crop of U.S. Catholics, but it certainly was in the past. There was a time when suicides and unbaptized babies could not be buried in consecrated ground and it caused all kinds of grief for the families. That is no longer the cast iron rule.

I don't think cemeteries are a big money maker for the Catholic Church. The money in the death business is in embalming and coffins.

[global1]

7. The Churches That Celebrate The Funeral Mass Also Make Some Money.....

across the U.S. there are a lot of Catholic Churches and Cemeteries and a lot of Catholics dying. It all adds up. If that revenue stream were to dry up - it would be a tidy sum of dollars.

[TexasProgresive]

8. My parish does not charge for funerals or weddings

There is a charge at weddings if they want to use the hall for a reception, but they usually opt for the local community center as it is a larger venue. The ladies of the parish serve a meal after the funeral and it is free- the parish pays.

[NightWatcher]

5. Roll me up and smoke me when I die

There should be enough thc resin in my system for them to get a little buzz.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. Put my ashes on the compost heap so I can come back as broccoli. n/t