Lay Consecration?

[Brendan]

So does this include confession?

Yes it does, with the exception being if the person is in danger of death.

But if the penitent expresses contrition over the incident, and the priest has been delegated the authority to do so, the priest may remove the excommunication prior to the celebrantion of the Sacrament of Reconcilliation.

Most bishops have given their priests the authority to remove latae sententiae excommunications to the same level that they have. Certain other ‘automatic’ excommunications are reserved to the Holy See (such as descreation of the Blessed Sacrament).

In such as case. a priest would need to contact Rome for permission to hear the persons confession and grant absolution.

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

1. We will never run out of priests. Remember, the gates of hell shall not prevail.
2. A lay person cannot and will not ever be able to Consecrate the Holy Eucharist. Even a validly ordained deacon cannot validly consecrate the Holy Eucharist. It must be a priest!
   Deacon Ed B