I always thought cremation was forbidden (except in the case of plague) because burning was a desecration of the body which was the temple of the Holy Ghost.

The following is taken from the SSPX website.

Is cremation forbidden by the Church?

Can a Catholic avail himself of the option to be cremated?
 
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=37629923&msgid=282430&act=ZOS7&c=714882&destination=http://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/cremation-forbidden-church-6806
We have republished a Questions & Answers about the Church's teaching and laws regarding the practice of cremation, an oft-unavoidable topic at funerals today.

In this reply, you can read about the anti-Christian agenda behind the resurgence of the pagan practice of cremation in modern times, and thus its implicit denial of the Catholic Faith.

You will also read that the Church does not forbid the practice of cremation because the ashes of the deceased cannot be rejoined for the resurrection of the body at the Last Judgment, as some mistakenly contend.
 
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