There are so many things that have faced human society that were completely incomprehensible to the original disciples and apostles, the early church, and yet the church endures, the church survives because the Gospel isn't tied to one particular time in history, one particular school of thought, one particular framework. (relevantmagazine.com)
Forbidding cremation was a law of the Church at a particular time in history. (faith.org.uk)
Hmmm... would you say that there was a particular time in history after the first few decades that the Church has NOT been in this condition? (nakedpastor.com)