Nikola wrote:
Our bodies are Temples of the Holy Spirit and will be fully resurrected. There is a lot of mystery in this and I'm really not qualified to explain what little I understand but I'm sure there are plenty of Clergy and Theologians here that can.
I also am not qualified to, as Nikola says, explain what little I understand. Please forgive me if I say something incorrect.
When thinking about cremation... I always think about the wonder-working saints. Once we die... yes, our souls are separated from the body, but yet the body still has the grace of God dwelling within it. That is why the relics of the saints have myrrh flowing out of them, or remain warm and incorrupt. Even a person who is not a saint is still sanctified through baptism and by trying to lead a pure life.. we don\'t just want to turn around and burn that. We want to treat our bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit, with the respect.
As far as donating goes. I think that putting ones organs in another\'s body may not be ideal, but I also see the need that people have, and the motivation that people have for doing it. I do kind of have a problem with being a heart donor, just because the heart is very spiritual... I think the issue of being an organ donor is probably more of a matter of interpretation.
