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My husband and his whole family are very Irish/Catholic and yes, they are very into the old ways as far as burying goes. The church still requires the remains be buried, even if they allow the cremation.
According to my DH, there is no such thing as an ex-Catholic because it is so ingrained in his long family history. LOL Of course he did go to all Catholic schools even all the way through college.
He calls himself "A Recovering Catholic." ROFL!!!
There is a lot I don't know about the Catholic Church and most I received by osmosis from his very large family, but I do know there are true traditional Catholics who still hold to the original articles of the doctrines.
The Catholic church does now allow cremation but only if all the Pre Burial rituals are observed.
Until recently, the past 25-30 years or so cremation was forbidden
And, as you said, they do require that the remains be buried or entombed immediately after the cremation.
Also, not that it matters in this case but I think they do allow "Burials at Sea"