The parish priest has written a very sensible and sound response.
(Cf. Te Deum: Q & A: Can unborn, unbaptized babies have Catholic funeral & burial?)He points out that the Mass was not a funeral Mass:
The Mass intention on that Friday was for atonement for sins of abortion, not the souls of the unborn. However, since they were human beings with an eternal soul, we perform the corporal act of mercy of burying the dead.
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Dear Father,
Thanks for posting this. I kind of figured it might not be seen since the original post is further down the chain.
I'm grateful he was able to provide clarification, and as I mentioned, the question posed was a good one, given what info I had provided.
Just thought I would point out that the Priests for Life have released a five minute composite video from the morning, with excerpts of Fr. Pavone's marvelous graveside eulogy.
I've got it embedded here.
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