Can Non-Catholics Receive the Anointing of the Sick & Reconciliation?

[Hereiam]

Perfect Justice is mercy

 

[Hereiam]

No. The gospel trumps man’s law…that was the message from Christ to the Pharisees.

 

[Hereiam]

Has nothing to do with “divine” law…only has to do with the humanly errant interpretation of divine law…thanks for the discussion, but this is going nowhere, and I’m out of this one. Believe as you may, and I will also.

 

[11101]

I hear what you are saying, but from what the OP said, it kinda sounded like the patient didn’t want it.

That is why I recommend asking her if she’d like it, and letting the priest take it from there.

We don’t have enough info.

 

[kainosktisis]

I don’t know that she wants it or not: that remains to be seen. I’d mentioned it to her family member because he’s more disposed to talking to me about her situation. Pray, please with me for her salvation. In the past I was made aware of her open hostility to the faith, but in her situation, that may’ve changed. As long as she still has breathe, there is still time for her to reassess her past position on the matter. Perhaps God will soften her heart.

 

[robertmidwest]

Could she receive the Anointing of the Sick & Reconciliation if made available to her?

No.
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[OraLabora]

What I tell non-Catholics is they cannot receive the Sacrament.

I’m not 100% certain, but I believe they can if also making a deathbed conversion, if properly disposed to assent to the faith.

 

[DebCWil]

With a deathbed conversion the person would also receive Baptism, and therefore become eligible all Sacrament including Viacum.

The directions I normally give is a matter of “Saturday night” confession, or ordinary circumstances. I have been asked a few times. I just told the person to tell the priest he/she was not a Catholic.

Of course, in an emergency, any Catholic can administer the Sacrament of Baptism.

 

[OraLabora]

With a deathbed conversion the person would also receive Baptism

Not necessarily, the trinitarian baptism of many a Protestant denominations (e.g. Anglican or Lutheran) is valid and a Catholic Baptism thus not required.

 

[DebCWil]

That’s true. A Trinitarian Baptism is valid regardless of denomination. Thanks for the correction.

Baptisms into the Mormon church and a few others are not considered valid, but I don’t want to sidetrack into the exceptions to the rule.

I keep things as simple as possible with interdenominational conversations.

 

[FrDavid96]

For the non-Catholic:

Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism,

131. The conditions under which a Catholic minister may administer the sacraments of the Eucharist, of penance and of the anointing of the sick to a baptized person who may be found in the circumstances given above (n. 130) are that the person be unable to have recourse for the sacrament desired to a minister of his or her own Church or ecclesial Community, ask for the sacrament of his or her own initiative, manifest Catholic faith in this sacrament and be properly disposed.

Exactly. And ALL of these conditions must be met. It’s not enough to meet one or two or most. Every one of them must be satisfied. Also, included in the condition of “manifest Catholic faith” is the belief in the absolute necessity of a validly ordained priest (to consecrate, absolve and anoint).

46 These conditions, from which no dispensation can be given, must be carefully respected, even though they deal with specific individual cases, because the denial of one or more truths of the faith regarding these sacraments and, among these, the truth regarding the need of the ministerial priesthood for their validity, renders the person asking improperly disposed to legitimately receiving them. – St John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia

Those words “no dispensation can be given” indicates that it is NOT possible for even a bishop (let alone a priest) to disregard even one condition.

 

[FrDavid96]

I’m not 100% certain, but I believe they can if also making a deathbed conversion, if properly disposed to assent to the faith.

When someone makes a deathbed conversion, such a one becomes a Catholic, and thereby certainly eligible to receive the Sacraments.

 

[Vico]

These conditions, from which no dispensation can be given, must be carefully respected

Link: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/s...-ii_enc_20030417_ecclesia_eucharistia_en.html

 

[Augustinian]

How about in a situation where the priest doesn’t know if the dying individual is Catholic or not?

A priest, example given, stumbles upon a shooting or a severe auto accident in his travels. Is the priest required- even if medics are already there- to stop and see if the assistance he is able to offer are needed or requested?

 

[FrDavid96]

How about in a situation where the priest doesn’t know if the dying individual is Catholic or not?

First of all, one must be eligible to receive the Sacraments. Ignorance (on the part of the priest) of a person’s situation doesn’t make that person eligible.
Next, we priests don’t carry the Eucharist unless there’s a genuine need, so the possibility that a priest would both have the Eucharist and stumble upon such a situation is rather unlikely (not impossible, just rather unlikely). We do, however, carry Oil of the Sick (OI) and keep that at the ready.

There is really no single, direct, one-size-fits-all, answer to your question. Instead, I can answer from the perspective of experience and what I’ve seen other priests do.

Most priests would absolve. If such would have an effect, that’s good. If not, then the priest just said words.

Most would Anoint if there’s some indication that the person is at least Christian. That’s going to vary by circumstances.

Communion (assuming a priest even has a consecrated Host available): realize that in order to physically receive, the person must be able to swallow. That means being conscious. Such a person would be, at the very least, able to give a nod or some other indication (even “blink your eyes twice if”) that he’s Catholic.

A priest, example given, stumbles upon a shooting or a severe auto accident in his travels. Is the priest required- even if medics are already there- to stop and see if the assistance he is able to offer are needed or requested?

Yes. He needs to do this very carefully. Emergency responders do not need (and do not like) bystanders coming up and asking questions, so he needs to do this in a way that doesn’t interfere with them.