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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It has been a customary practice in the Catholic Church to give money to the family of the deceased which is in turn given to a priest to pray for the soul of the departed individual (during a Mass) so that sins may be forgiven. If you have never heard of this and therefore think it is gauche, it  due to your lack of knowledge regarding religious practices of those not of your faith. True, there would be no reason for you to have heard of it, but on the other hand there is some rush to judgement based on the assumptions of your culture and religion. Would it not be more acceptable to just say the truth as you know it, that you never heard of it? And skip the judgmental part? [/quote]

I'm a cradle Catholic and never heard of this custom. [/quote]

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I'm not even Catholic but when an older Catholic person loses a relative, I will see if I can get a Mass said at their parish or somewhere in the diocese. It's usually like $25. [/quote]

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