Pagan Symbol Is Not Permitted In Catholic Cemetery

Q: I'm a pagan and have been on this path since 1992 even though I was born into the Catholic faith. In 1995, my wife and I lost our 25-year-old son in an accident. He was a passenger in a vehicle where the driver fell asleep. At that time, we purchased three burial plots in a Catholic cemetery and buried our son in a plot between the two plots we've designated for ourselves.

At that time, I asked the association to approve my son's nickname and his favorite football team being put on the stone, which they did. I have not asked them to approve the pentacle symbol yet because I wanted to first ask your opinion.

A., Hamden, Conn.


A: The pentacle, or pentagram, a five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, is not just a symbol of paganism but is also the most prominent symbol of witchcraft. Unlike nicknames and football teams, this is not a symbol of some personal passions, but of a religious tradition that is anti-Catholic. That should settle the matter. Full Story

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