Abstract
The paper aims to analyse the evolution of the canon law about the cremation and the dispersion of faithful's ashes. Particularly, the paper comments the last document of the Congregation for the Doctine of the Faith "Ad resurgendum cum Christo", which introduces some important innovations in the canon law about that subject.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] The discipline of cremation in the canonical order: first reflections on the Instruction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith "Ad resurgendum cum Christo |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 53-81 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | DIRITTO E RELIGIONI |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Burial
- Canon law
- Catholic Church
- Congregazione per la dottrina della fede
- Cremation
- Cremazione
- Diritto canonico
- sepoltura