I didn't think the church could do that?
2007-01-20 12:59:32 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How can the Catholic Church give Catholic funerals to those who so obviously did not live Catholic lives? It would be a violation of Church law to do funeral services for them:
Can. 1184 §1. Unless they gave some signs of repentance before death, the following must be deprived of ecclesiastical funerals:
1. notorious apostates, heretics, and schismatics;
2. those who chose the cremation of their bodies for reasons contrary to Christian faith;
3. other manifest sinners who cannot be granted ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal of the faithful.
2007-01-20 13:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the people who died committed mortal sins that the church considered unforgivable, they have the right to deny a Catholic funeral. Part of the Omerta ceremony that takes place does evil things regarding Jesus' blood, so if these were guys who were "made" the church could deny them a Catholic funeral performed by a priest
2007-01-20 21:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by magpie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church can refuse to bury someone in 'hallowed' ground. It use to be and maybe still is in some places, that if you were a know sinner you could not be buried in a Roman Catholic cemetery. I don't know about the service.
2007-01-20 21:04:18 · answer #3 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church can refuse to give its approval to anyone it thinks does not represent what the Church stands for and murdering hoodlums might not be what the Church chooses to represent the values the church stands for so the Church tells the hoodlum to go to hell. Maybe that's it.
2007-01-20 21:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Catholic rite of burial is for Catholics. Mr Gotti's crew were living a non Christian life.
2007-01-20 21:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The catholic church can refuse burial based on suicide but I am not sure on what else
2007-01-20 21:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by glamour04111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were they Catholics? After reading a bit about him no wonder
God Bless You
2007-01-20 21:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he wasn't a St. John
2007-01-20 21:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because catlicks think they are above everybody. They are the worse of them all. Dirty b@stards.
2007-01-20 21:04:59 · answer #9 · answered by INDRAG? 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
because they talk the talk but don't walk the walk
2007-01-20 21:05:58 · answer #10 · answered by cedar_ridge2006 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋