Current canonical penal law does not include the denial of ecclesiastical funerals among any penal sanctions category. Censures such as excommunication and interdict only deprive one of receiving the sacraments, but never the sacramentals such as ecclesiastical funerals
The Church now makes ecclesiastical funerals easier for those in irregular marriage situations.
The right to ecclesiastical funerals is not tied to the reception or non-reception of other sacraments, and a faithful does not lose the right just because they are excluded from receiving a sacrament.
Jesus is the Prince of Peace and the model for all because he suppressed his ego by giving up his divine identity to become man and by refusing to fight back when humans threatened him.’
Church also promotes conflict prevention and controversy prevention through the establishment of institutions and ecclesiastical offices to administer sacraments and these institutions.
Psalm 85:10: Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.
The Jerusalem Council is an instance where the Church adopted a win-win approach, rather than a win-lose or compromise approach, in managing a situation.
If Jesus had condemned Pilate or supported the Jews, Jesus would have been considered the figurehead for the opposition against Roman rule
One must realise that religious services today are now a commodity, whereby belonging to a religious community depends largely on the ability of that religious denomination to deliver the desired religious goodies.
Jesus sharply criticised the Jewish leaders and explained the reason for his strong criticism.
