152. Condemning or punishing without hearing the accused
A judgement given without granting the accused a right to defence is ipso facto, null and cannot be remedied
May 2024
151. Is denial of ecclesiastical funeral a canonical penalty for non-clearance of debts?
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
150. Denial of ecclesiastical funeral to those in irregular marriage situations
The Church now makes ecclesiastical funerals easier for those in irregular marriage situations.
149. Denial of Ecclesiastical funeral due to non-clearance of debts
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.