Piam et Constantem, the 1963 instruction of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, is the Catholic Church's own doctrinal instrument permitting Catholic cremation under stated conditions, reversing centuries of prohibition. As the Church's own doctrinal office speaking on its own practice, it is fully authoritative for what the Church actually required at the time it was issued, which is the fact this atlas cites it for. It is the instrument itself, not an independent theological or historical study of the change or its reception, which needs a separate source.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the Church's own doctrinal instrument, fully authoritative for what the Church actually required at the time it was issued. NotesThe Holy Office's own instruction Piam et Constantem permitting Catholic cremation under conditions (1963); the papal instrument itself, not independent theological analysis.
Citation
AuthorSupreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
PublisherHoly See
Publication Year1963
Source Typeprimary-text
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodySupreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Custodian BasisAn instruction of the Holy See own doctrinal office. Authoritative for what the Church required at the time it was issued.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 10 well-attested.
- Rituals, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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