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Funerals, Wakes, and Loving the Whole Death Ritual
from Father Kump · #48
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2 minTim and Ray debate whether funerals are enjoyable; Tim says he loves the procession, the wake, and the social aspects, while Ray finds it harder to enjoy given his friend's father's death.
- 5:19Tim wants to see the full funeral experience: wake, church, and burial.
- 5:35He prefers a complete procession and likes being involved in the whole ritual.
- 5:46Tim has enjoyed every funeral he's attended, including his grandmother's, and finds the procession and cemetery peaceful.
- 5:56The wake has a fun social aspect, and he even likes the dinner afterward, even when someone dies before their time.
- 6:18He argues that a procession is nice—all the cars driving together—and he finds enjoyment in the experience by smoking cigarettes.
- 6:32Tim notes the Catholic ceremony's power could make someone vulnerable to priests, who use it to try to seduce people.
- 6:43He says priests craft the ceremony to turn people on, then leverage that against them.
- 6:56Priests always bring up hell during the funeral service as a manipulation tactic.
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