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Catholic officials in Australia have issued new guidelines that ban secular music from being played at funerals. It’s meant to guard against music that isn’t considered ‘solemn’ enough. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Phil Mercer.
Catholic officials in Australia have issued new guidelines that ban secular music from being played during funerals. It’s meant to guard against music choices that aren’t considered ‘solemn’ enough for the event. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Phil Mercer in Sydney.