Alappuzha Catholic diocese allows cremation of Covid patients

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Alappuzha Catholic diocese allows cremation of Covid patients

July 29, 2020
Updated: 08:51 pm

Alappuzha Catholic diocese allows cremation of Covid patients

Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 : The head of the Catholic Diocese, Alappuzha, Bishop James Anamparambil, has decided to ensure that churches under his diocese undertake cremation of faithful who die of Covid-19. The decision was taken after he held wide-ranging talks with authorities and others. The order, passed on to his church, has been accepted as the new order during Covid-19 times. The issue arose in Alappuzha, basically a low-lying area with most places waterlogged, after two church members passed away. They had tested Covid-19 positive. After the new order, they will be cremated in the church cemetery itself. According to the traditional Christian rights, only burial is done not the cremation. /IANS

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