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Canon Law› IV.Function of the ChurchBook IV› III.Sacred Places and TimesPart III› I.Sacred PlacesTitle I› IV.AltarsChapter IV

Can. 1239

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§1. An altar, whether fixed or movable, must be reserved for divine worship alone, to the absolute exclusion of any profane use.

§2. A body is not to be buried beneath an altar; otherwise, it is not permitted to celebrate Mass on the altar.

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