I can understand that the bishop/pastor would not want some kind of media event beyond the intent of a funeral, but otherwise on what conditions would someone be so denied if that is what the deceased and/or family desire?

It is also what drove many pastors to deny both Catholic funerals and Catholic burials to "public sinners", most often divorced and remarried Catholics.

I'm glad Francis is starting to remind people that we are all sinners, public and private, and it is for us the Church exists.

Members of the mob are often denied church funerals. John Gotti did not receive a funeral mass at his passing but was allowed to be buried next to his son in a Catholic cemetery.

PSH was by all accounts a kind man, all too infrequent in this day and age; and take it from me, in that industry. So he stumbled and fell? Who has that first stone in his fist?

He deserves a Catholic Funeral