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COVID-19: With burial sites filling up, cremation of Catholics recommended in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 16 (ANI): With an increasing number of COVID casualties and the subsequent shortage of burial sites, the Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad have been prompted to tell its adherents to consider the cremation of coronavirus victims. ....

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Catholic Bishop in Ahmedabad proposes cremation of deceased in Corona times

Catholic Bishop in Ahmedabad proposes cremation of deceased in Corona times
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Gandhinagar, April 14 : The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Ahmedabad has urged the Catholic church to opt for cremation of a deceased faithful, looking at the rising number of Covid-19 deaths in the state, and also the space crunch in the cemeteries.
In a letter to the church, the Bishop has clarified that the Holy Mother Church teaches that the departed Catholics can either be buried or cremated.
In the letter, the Bishop of the Diocese of Ahmedabad, Athanasius Rethna Swamy, wrote, The increasing number of deaths poses a unique challenge to the church in administering the last rites of the departed ones in a dignified manner. There is also the question of dwindling space in our cemeteries. In this context, there are questions about the options of cremation in the Catholic church. This is to clarify this question. ....

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