...that people are not allowed to keep cremated remains in their home other than in a special urn, and that scattering ashes is also not allowed? (according to the rules of the Catholic Church). Wow. A lot of people, including me, must be going to hell?!
2007-04-28 05:30:13 · 12 answers · asked by just curious 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, no you misunderstand me. i think it's a ridiculous rule and just another fine example of BS in the church....
2007-04-28 05:37:19 · update #1
And this is why I am no longer a Catholic. The have rejected and refused the commands and feasts of God and replaced them with their own law and tradition of man, judging harshly those that do not follow their own statutes, yet can provide no scriptural foundation for these statutes. They have made a mockery of the authority of Jesus.
2007-04-28 05:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's funny because I remember seeing a priest spread the ashes of the nuns in the garden outside their rectory. Maybe he was just kidding and it was just leftover ashes from one of their rituals like ash Wednesday. He did have a twisted sense of humor. Many Catholics probably don't apply these rules or just "Pay" penitence for breaking them.
2007-04-28 13:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not aware of any biblical text that would forbid such.
It would be no different than hanging on to a cherished photo as a reminder of the person who has passed. (It is a personal decision and is not considered a sin)
2007-04-28 12:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell doesn't exist.. so don't worry about it. If all of the beliefs about hell were true not only would that make it logically impossible, but everyone would go to hell.
2007-04-28 12:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had experienced something like this with my dads ashes
we wished to scatter them in the park ( a place he loved )
we were told that we had to have permission and that it would cost money .... as it would be considered a burial
i did wonder if it was about ethics .... or money
2007-04-28 12:44:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
So I guess that doesn't apply to me and all the zillions of other people on this big blue marble who aren't Catholic...
2007-04-28 12:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not true. Keith Richards snorted his father's ashes with cocaine. He is not going to hell!
2007-04-28 12:35:05 · answer #7 · answered by Bipolar Bear 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oops! I thought those were pork rinds!
j/k.
I personally don't believe in hell, and I hope people worry more about doing good and being good, but I respect your decision to believe as you do.
peace.
2007-04-28 12:33:20 · answer #8 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are alot with Catholic churches that need to be put in check
2007-04-28 12:34:16 · answer #9 · answered by iblis_shaitan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
mans rules are not God's law. If it aint in the Bible it aint the real deal. Don't worry about it. You should be good to go.
2007-04-28 12:33:38 · answer #10 · answered by momof2 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋