![A priest delivers the eulogy at the funeral of transgender community activist Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick's Cathedral on February 15, 2024 in New York City. A priest delivers the eulogy at the funeral of transgender community activist Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick's Cathedral on February 15, 2024 in New York City.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240229080212_3ad1d9d6a6a5ca23ba36da6778aad82f3bdeb75e0e72dc299fe6a30822344e53.jpg)
Who Can Be Denied a Catholic Funeral? A History and Church Teaching on the ‘Very Rare’ Denials
‘Today, my concern is the number of Catholics that are not having a funeral Mass and going directly to burial. That’s not helpful to Catholics or to Catholic life.’