Catholic View of Cremation or Burial. Catholics--what are you going to do?

Cremation or burial? Which should it be for Catholics? What are the issues? Does anyone care? What are the positives, the negatives, to each method? What does the Church teach? What do you want for yourself? Why? Applying a Catholic lens, take a quick tour through some of the typically offered rationales for both cremation and burial. ________________________ 00:00 Cremation or burial? A hypothetical. 01:27 Why cremation? Why not? Why now? 08:34 Cremation and funeral liturgies. 09:10 Burial. Why? What are the benefits? 12:49 Answer to the hypothetical--burial or cremation? 14:27 A Postscript. ___________________ Follow me on Instagram@handing_on_the_faith ___________________ Below are some Amazon links on which a small commission might be paid. Proceeds will be split between support of this YouTube channel (for software and equipment) and support of the Office of the Diaconate. Fr. Donald Haggerty’s St. John of the Cross: https://amzn.to/3A304Ht Fr. Donald Haggerty’s Contemplative Enigmas: https://amzn.to/3oXlgsj Fr. Donald Haggerty’s The Contemplative Hunger: https://amzn.to/3zEVbD0 Fr. Donald Haggerty’s Contemplative Provocations: https://amzn.to/3Q4qUVt