10th February 2009, 02:44 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Oddie
...I suggest you approach the Christian Church who successfully pressed for the manditory reburial of all remains excavated from Christian burial grounds. I guess you won't do this, and it is not unreasonable to expect equal treatment for our requests for reburial of our ancient dead...
Sorry but you are totally incorrect concerning the automatic reburial of Christian remains. In instances where the Church of England has faculty jurisdiction ? effectively act as the planning authority they do require the reburial of remains. They are also the largest threat to human remains remaining in situ, but this is another story. The absolute, vast majority of Christian burials are no longer under the authority of the church as they are in cemeteries not managed by the faulty jurisdiction. I have been to visit numerous monks who now reside in boxes in secure museum stores. The church, in this case, has a direct, institutional link with the burial grounds it still manages through the faculty jurisdiction. In this case it is up to the church to manage these how they see fit.
Are you campaigning for faculty jurisdiction of all pagan burials?