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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/10/indiana-woman-sues-catholic-church-over-banning-husbands-nascar-tombstone/The Rev. Jonathan Meyer, a priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Indianapolis, is refusing to let the widow of a NASCAR enthusiast use the $9,600 black granite headstone she purchased to honor her late husband, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
The Indiana woman, Sharon Carr, is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, arguing that the clergy gave her no regulations for the plot of her husband, Jason Carr, who died in an August 2009 automobile accident, until after she tried to have the headstone put up. Meyer reportedly refused on the grounds that it did not meet the cemeterys aesthetic standards and claims the rules were known prior to burial.
We have consistently communicated the same message prior to the purchase and after the purchase, he said. We did not think a granite couch was an appropriate monument in our historic cemetery.
The headstone is shaped like a couch and features images of a deer, a dog and color logos of NASCAR and the Indianapolis Colts, capturing Jason Carrs interests in sports and the outdoors. The issue has divided the church community and sparked allegations that the church hasnt treated Carrs family with compassion, which Meyer denies. Sharon Carr has refused to speak publicly about the case.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)Bucky
(54,041 posts)struggle4progress
(118,332 posts)that the headstone didn't meet the cemetery's standards and couldn't be placed in the church's century-old graveyard, The Republic reported ... Meyer says in an affidavit that photographs of the monument were shown to the St. Joseph Parish Council six weeks before Carr purchased it and that the council determined the monument wasn't acceptable because of its secular nature. He said he informed Carr of the decision ... http://www.sanctepater.com/
Mopar151
(9,992 posts)That the racing number and sponsor decals go on the outside of the coffin, the Colts jersy is worn by the deceased.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)...I think you should post this in GD, with your choice of subject line:
"F-ing NASCAR fans!"
-or-
"F-ing Catholic Church!"
Either way, you'd get 100 replies in 15 minutes.
I knew this life coaching correspondence course would pay off.