In Japan, where the Christian population is small, the majority of the attendees as well as the surviving family members are not expected to be Christians, thus, rather than insistence of the principle of religious purity, priority is placed on consideration for those who consider the regional customs important.
キリスト教徒の比率が低い日本では、参列者はもとより遺族すらキリスト教徒で占められる事は期待できないため、宗教的純潔主義の主張より地域の習俗を重んじる者らへの配慮が優先される。