The National Catholic Register website reports today (November 24, 2010) that while cremation is not prohibited by the Catholic Church, it prefers that the body of a deceased person be buried in accord with church custom, according to statements issued by two U.S. archdioceses.
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia and Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe, NM said that cremated remains may only be buried in a cemetery or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium.
Both prelates said scattering cremated remains is not permitted under Church teaching.
"Especially to be condemned are the practices of scattering the ashes, enclosing them in jewelry, dividing them among relatives as keepsakes, or doing other bizarre things with them," Archbishop Sheehan said.
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