Catholic View On Cremation 2025. For starters, the catholic church prefers that one has a catholic funeral before cremation occurs, but the church does allow for cremation to occur. Cremation, scattering ashes, and more.

For starters, the catholic church prefers that one has a catholic funeral before cremation occurs, but the church does allow for cremation to occur. A leading catholic moral theologian offered insight into the vatican’s newest guidance on the handling of cremated remains, noting that church teaching on “reverence for the body” must still be at the center of any.