Will the Catholic Church also stop hacking up the carcasses of saints and distributing the “relics” all over the world?
As a convert (1995) I’ve never quite managed to wrap my head around that practice.
So how is it any different to distribute grandpa’s ashes among family members, or seal a spoonful in a piece of jewelry? The Church does essentially the same thing with saintly relics.
Seems to me, people are choosing cremation precisely to avoid the expense of maintaining a gravesite. Also, due to modern mobility, many families want the option of taking grandpa’s ashes along.
And it seems to me, the Church is simply reluctant to lose the revenue stream that comes from cemetery maintenance.
I do “get” that we should do things respectfully.
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