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Hi, Christopher —
There are two issues you may have
on your mind:
- being buried in the Church with
a Catholic burial, and
- entering Heaven
Yes, unless he or she was more than
a lapsed Catholic, like one who totally
repudiated and renounced the faith,
then they would be able to have a
Catholic burial.
That said, I don't
wish to pass judgment on any cardinal
or bishop that has permitted a Catholic
burial for any well-known pubic figure
who had renounced their faith. The
job of any cardinal or bishop is
a very tough one and requires our
prayers.
Most of the time, no one can say
whether a lapsed Catholic entered
Heaven or not.
There are criteria for those who pass
on to their Particular Judgment:
- they will be responsible
for what they knew.
- they will not be responsible
for what they did not know BUT
- they will be responsible
if they purposely ignored:
- the obligation of forming
a Christian conscience, or
- if they were non-Christians, the promptings of the
Holy Spirit from within
Hope this answers your question.
Mike
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