{"id":97306,"date":"2026-07-26T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97306"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:30:12","slug":"u-s-bishops-tighten-funeral-policies-after-growth-of-irregular-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/u-s-bishops-tighten-funeral-policies-after-growth-of-irregular-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Los obispos de EE. UU. endurecen las pol\u00edticas funerarias tras el aumento de pr\u00e1cticas irregulares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Several U.S. bishops in recent months have tightened diocesan funeral policies, emphasizing stricter adherence to the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) amid evolving popular practices at funerals that depart from Church norms and concern visitations, eulogies, and cremated remains, among others.\u2018Liturgical anomalies\u2019In a video message and accompanying letter, Bishop Thomas Paprocki\u2019s new rules for the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, which went into effect on July 1, address what he described as \u201cirregular practices\u201d and \u201cliturgical anomalies.\u201dPaprocki explained that his goal\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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