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Edward Kennedy-Funeral Mass-YourFuneral Guy, its God's Blog Mr.President

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The Edward Ted"Kennedy Funeral Mass was quite a moving event. No matter what you have to say about his politics, the man was loved.

This was a semi state funeral. What really matters in life is not what we achieve but how we love others. Sound Familiar?

Here is an excerpt from the Obama Eulogy.

"We cannot know for certain how long we have here. We cannot foresee the trials or misfortunes that will test us along the way. We cannot know God's plan for us.

What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can use each day to show those who are closest to us how much we care about them, and treat others with the kindness and respect that we wish for ourselves. We can learn from our mistakes and grow from our failures. And we can strive at all costs to make a better world, so that someday, if we are blessed with the chance to look back on our time here, we can know that we spent it well; that we made a difference; that our fleeting presence had a lasting impact on the lives of other human beings."

I beg to differ with you President Obama, We can know God's Plan for us. But most of what you said in Senator Kennedy's eulogy is true. Now eulogies most often do not contain truth.

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Should Edward Kennedy have a Catholic Funeral?-YourFuneralGuy, itsgodsblog

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Does Senator Edward Kennedy deserve a Catholic Funeral? Yes according to the rules of the Catholic Church, he does. His funeral mass will be at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and known as the mission church in Boston.

President Obama is scheduled to give the Eulogy. Many Catholics conservatives or not have theological objections to that.

From www. catholic .org."My reading of the canonical tradition behind Canon 1184** says that those actions suffice as 'some signs of repentance' making Ted Kennedy eligible for a Catholic funeral.'

notorious pro-aborts seem to be "manifest sinners who cannot be granted ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal of the faithful."

"Unless, that is, "they gave some sign of repentance before death." And there is at least some evidence that Ted Kennedy did just that"

Your Funeral Guy has blogged the positive side of the Kennedy Funeral. This is as it should be. In order to keep blogging at it's God's blog and elsewhere some the Theological issues needs to be explored.

Funerals, Theology and politics can be a difficult ground to cover.

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Senator Kennedy Funeral-yourfuneralguy it's gods blog.

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Senator Ted Kennedy's Funeral is underway. This is the picture from the 1st Funeral Procession to the JFK Presidential Library where he is in repose until his memorial service Friday night.

Some have raised the question as to whether Senator Kennedy deserves a Catholic Funeral because of Lack of Repentance for his  misdeeds. One Thing is for sure Senator Kennedy was a quiet Catholic or maybe not a Catholic at all.

The Pope has been silent on his death.

Senator Kennedy's leadership is questionable. Chappaquiddick?  Got off Manslaughter because he was a Kennedy?  Never apologized to Mary Jo's parents? Expelled from Harvard? His only qualification to be a US Senator was he was JFK's Brother. He had no where to go but the US Senate. Unmentionable attacks on Chief Justice Roberts? President Bush? Some questioned whether he was worthy of a Catholic Funeral!

Was he the lion of the US Senate or Just the 1000 pound gorilla in the room?

In spite of all this he passed great legislation helping millions. It is all his legacy. The highest funeral cost in the death of Senator Kennedy is the loss of the man himself.

All the man had many human frailties, he accomplished great things.

One thing is for certain His Death Brings us to the end of an era.

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Baby who arises at funeral died-YourFuneralguy|It'sGod'sBlog

Sadly it needs to be noted that the baby who woke up at a funeral has died.

This was a premature baby and the little organs could not sustain life.

Even though the baby woke up at its own funeral, life could not go on.

From the BBC.Com.

"A baby who was found alive hours after being declared dead at a hospital in Paraguay has lost his fight for life.

Angel Salvador weighed only only 500g (17.6oz) when he was born four months prematurely last week.

The boy was declared dead by medical staff but discovered to be alive by his father when he was taken home for a funeral wake.

But medical staff said he had now died as his vital organs were not strong enough to survive."

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Baby Rises from the Dead? |YourFuneralGuy-it'sgodsblog

Recently there have been reports of a baby rising from the dead. The baby woke up right before the funeral during the wake. The interesting thing is that the hospital tried to revive the baby for one hour. This story has been reported all over the world.

Click here to check out the video dead baby wakes up before the funeral.

There was some debate as to whether this is a verifiable miracle or a just doctor error.

From the BBC.com

"This is a very unusual case," Ernesto Weber told the AFP news agency, adding that an investigation into the incident would be carried out. A doctor who works at the hospital's maternity unit said staff had tried to revive the

baby for an hour before declaring him dead.

“His pulse was so low that it was undetectable,” Aida Notario said.

According to medical records, the baby weighed only 500g (17.6oz).

The smallest on record was an American baby who weighed just 280g (10oz), born at less than 22 weeks.”

This is truly aunique way to reduce funeral cost.

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Catholic Church accepts cremations|Your Funeral guy,its God'sBlog

Although the Catholic Church essentially accepted the practice of cremation in 1963, cremation has not been fully embraced by the Catholic Community. Traditions die hard and that is why many Catholics still prefer a traditional funeral.

Still the Catholic Church has said cremations can happen. And they do.

If the Catholic church had not said that cremations could happen, then they would not.

Many Catholics choose cremation for economic reasons to save on funeral costs and expenses. In most cases they are still expected to bury the ashes, or cremains. This comes from a long history of belief in Christian Burial.

In many churches however the old Catholic tradition rules. Many a Priest allows cremation and a burial but insists that a traditional funeral is the best way. The funeral director handing the funeral home a check may help.

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