Does the funeral home have a right to take the Cross from the deceased’s casket and at the Rite of Committal decide who will be the next head of family? – Funeralwise https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/funeral-home-giving-away-cross/feed/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:39:29 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.9 en-US https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/funeral-home-giving-away-cross/#post-9140 <![CDATA[Does the funeral home have a right to take the Cross from the deceased’s casket and at the Rite of Committal decide who will be the next head of family?]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/funeral-home-giving-away-cross/#post-9140 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:30:35 +0000 donnao Does the funeral home have a right to arbitrarily decide that someone other than the eldest living child will instead be the next head of the family and then interject into the Rite of Committal an oath made under God binding the family to this person of their choosing?

]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/funeral-home-giving-away-cross/#post-9105 <![CDATA[Reply To: Does the funeral home have a right to take the Cross from the deceased’s casket and at the Rite of Committal decide who will be the next head of family?]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/funeral-home-giving-away-cross/#post-9105 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:02:52 +0000 Jennifer Lane Hello,

No, absolutely not – the funeral home has no authority to make such decisions for your family. This is entirely between your family and your priest. It sounds like this was a serious misunderstanding or mistake by the funeral home. I am very sorry this happened and I would recommend that you speak to the funeral home manager about it, along with your priest. If only, at this point, to ensure they understand the error.

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