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Question 12: As Catholics, are we allowed to cremate and are we
allowed to spread the ashes?
Answer: The new
Code of Canon Law (1983) stipulates, "The Church earnestly recommends that the
pious custom of burying the bodies of the dead be observed; it does not,
however, forbid cremation unless it has been chosen for reasons which are
contrary to Christian teaching" (no. 1176, 3).
Therefore, a
person may choose to be cremated if he has the right intention. However, the
cremated remains must be treated with respect and should be interred in a grave
or columbarium.
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