Why We Don't Accept Cremation

Update: 2025-05-28

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Orthodox Christianity does not permit the cremation of Orthodox believers. Why is the burning of the bodies of departed Orthodox Christians wrong? Fr. Tom examines this practice from a scriptural and patristic perspective.

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Why We Don't Accept Cremation

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Why We Don't Accept Cremation

Fr. Thomas Soroka

Why We Don't Accept Cremation