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Hi Mike,
I think Daniel's question is slightly different.
Were I in his situation, the first thing I'd do is to share the Church's
teaching on why the ashes shouldn't be scattered.
We are dealing with a pastoral provision here and not a doctrine.
The dead person is not Catholic and, it appears, neither are the other
family members, so Daniel's participation in this ceremony doesn't
necessarily constitute a denial of resurrection.
I'd consider using this as a teaching opportunity
for Daniel to share his faith. While Daniel, as a Catholic, has a canonical
restriction which says he can't have his ashes scattered, I don't know
of any restriction that would prevent him from attending a ceremony where
his father's ashes are being scattered, so long as:
- he has made his views known
- is
not directly involved in the process, and
- the decision to go forward
is not his but someone else's.
Someone may wish to check Canon Law on this.
John
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