Funeral Dues
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Funeral Dues are the payments that are due to a priest under canon law
for celebrating a Roman Catholic funeral. There also used to be the right for a quarter of the funeral
costs to accrue to the parish priest of the dead person if the person was buried away from the parish, which was known as the quarta funeralis.
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
for celebrating a Roman Catholic funeral. There also used to be the right for a quarter of the funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
costs to accrue to the parish priest of the dead person if the person was buried away from the parish, which was known as the quarta funeralis.