Terri Schiavo - so sad :(

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
There is nothing about a Catholic burial that includes viewing or open casket. These parents have one of the best pr teams going. They are the ones who have suggested he may have had something to do with her death. Odd they should bring that up now instead of when he was doing fund raisers in order to take her to California to try an experimental treatment for Terri. When he went to nursing school in order to give her better treatment.

At the time her parents accepted him seeing other women....now he is an adulterer. Why an autopsy?? The purpose of an autopsy is to determine cause of death. Why would they want their daughter's body poked and prodded more????

And really....if someone had fought you publically and viciously... including branding you a murderer and adulterer, cost you all your savings in legal fees, and engaged in actions that result in death threats against you and your children....for 12 years (they were in agreement the first three years until the father demanded money)....would you say....here is my wife's body...please make one more public spectacle of her!

Sara??? Do we <gasp> agree on something?? Can it be??

I alternate between feeling sad for everyone, wanting to smash the TV when I hear what "Terri said or did" with a liquid cerebrum, wonder if hubby has any grounds for slander with all the things said about him, now hear mom "can't bear" to see her daughter....stop a moment to be thankful this will NEVER be my situation (unless my old Living Will becomes the target of lawsuits)....wonder why family did not work this hard to remove the poor woman if she ever was indeed in such physical danger from hubby ....

do we really agree?? Mark your calendar, please!

I DO have questions about the RC burial since *I* made all arrangments for the funeral of my born and excommunicated RC when married to my dad without swearing to make my brother and I RC mother 3 years ago (I also initiated her DNR, cessation of forced feedings and suppose I sat by and watched her be "murdered"??) After the funeral, my dad was riddled with some angry mail from her remaining siblings that she did not receive a "proper" burial. Truthfully, I never looked it up and tried to figure out what I did wrong on THAT issue - everyone there was very happy with her burial.

Does anyone know the specific problems about the RC burial?? Is it simply the cremation? Is this unscriptural?? I really do not know...

PS And...who and what ARE those men in the brown robes?? Priests? Monks?? They are called "Brother"? What are they??