or as they had done them themselves in the motherChurch. And their converts would imitate them, carry on the same tradition. Intercourse between the local Churches would further accentuate this uniformity among people who were very keenly conscious of forming one body with oneFaith, oneBaptism, ...
(with the furthercaveatthat the ashes had to be buried).2However, the intact body had to be present for the Mass of Christian Burial. More often than not, ashes in an urn replaced a casket in the center aisle of a church. Once more, Rome bowed to the counter-practice; ashes can ...