In Polish culture, a funeral attended by a priest is the norm. Catholic ceremonies are the most common, but this type of funeral cannot always take place. Why? There are situations when a person may refuse to bury the deceased.
To whom can a priest refuse a funeral? There are three situations
As Christians and baptized people, we should have the right to a Catholic burial, but sometimes burial is denied. Does he have such a right? It turns out that there are three situations in which a person can lose the privilege of a Catholic ceremony. A cleric may refuse to bury apostates, heretics and schismatics; people whose last will was cremation for reasons contrary to the Christian faith (e.g. when the deceased did not believe in resurrection) and open sinners, i.e. people who committed pedophilia or sexual crimes. Importantly, people living in concubinage are also considered open sinners.
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Act of apostasy and church funeral. What to do if the family wants the deceased to be buried by a priest and not an official?
However, there are situations when a person left the church community and committed apostasy, but after death the family would like to organize a church funeral. Does the deceased, as a baptized person, have the right to such a ceremony? Unfortunately, the act of apostasy is tantamount to leaving and exclusion from the Catholic Church. Therefore, the decision of a deceased person who consciously waived the right to a church burial should be respected. — Information about the act of apostasy reaches the parish and basically “blocks” the priest from agreeing to a Catholic ceremony. Although it is very sad, the will of the deceased is respected – explained priest Bartosz Golnik in an interview with “.
Source: Gazeta
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