Last rites question

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If someone is dying and a priest is on the scene can he administer without knowing whether person is Catholic?

Can a non-Catholic baptized Christian receive it?

Does the sacrament require conciousness, proper disposition?

How long after death may it be administered?

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Franciscan said:
If someone is dying and a priest is on the scene can he administer without knowing whether person is Catholic?

Can a non-Catholic baptized Christian receive it?

Does the sacrament require conciousness, proper disposition?

How long after death may it be administered?

Thanks all you experts…
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“Last Rites” is really three Sacraments together. Confession (if possible), Anointing of the Sick, Holy Communion (Viaticum), and an Apostolic Blessing with a Plenary Indulgence.

Only a validly Baptized person can receive any other Sacrament.

A non-Catholic could if the priest knew the person and knew what they believed and accepted.

The Sacrament of Confession requires confession of sins. The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick does not require conciousness, Holy Communion requires that ther person be able to receive. So for an unconcious person only the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick (which forgives sins if unconcious, or unable to confess) and the Apostolic Blessing would apply.

Generally 20 minutes if the exact time of death is uncertain.
 
Franciscan said:
If someone is dying and a priest is on the scene can he administer without knowing whether person is Catholic?
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It might be the best thing for the priest to conditionally baptize in that situation, provided he had some indication of the person’s desire to do so.
 
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If the Priest baptizes is there any need for confession?
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No, if the priest is certain that this is the persons first Baptism. If conditional then confession should be celebrated if possible after the Conditional Baptism, in case the person was already Baptized.
 
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