Cremation

I do not see why a crematorium is as distant in Malta as Mars is. This, in the 21st century, is an out and out shame. Could this anomaly be due to such a thriving business in selling and buying graves? In the UK, when one decides to make a will, one is...

I do not see why a crematorium is as distant in Malta as Mars is. This, in the 21st century, is an out and out shame. Could this anomaly be due to such a thriving business in selling and buying graves?

In the UK, when one decides to make a will, one is always asked how the remains are to be dealt with - burial, cremation or even burial at sea.

Whenever the subject is brought up with friends and relatives, most agree that cremation is a very desired way of embarking on the last journey. Would a referendum be needed to introduce cremation? Would some far-sighted entrepreneur be granted a permit to bring a crematorium into being? Would the government (any government) take it on?

It is a denial of one's human rights when a last wish cannot be granted. The Catholic Church does not deny the right of a person's wish for cremation and has done so for many years. There is also the issue of shortage of land space, that on such a tiny island is and will continue to be at a premium.

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