The Sanctity of the Human Body & the Church's View of Cremation
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
37 mins
In this episode Lynnette looks at the meaning of the human body, three reasons our bodies our sacred, the Catholic Church's grudging acceptance of cremation, and five reasons the Orthodox Church remains opposed to cremation.
Blogger, freelance editor, and regular gal-in-the-pews Lynnette Horner hosts Walking an Ancient Path: Living and Learning Orthodox Christianity. Episodes will explore the joys and struggles of prayer and worship, sacraments and everyday ascetic practices, and the cultural adjustments on the journey into Orthodoxy (whether taking first steps or traveling deeper into the Faith).