Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

[TK421]

Thanks for the responses guys. I’m going to unsubscribe.

 

[babochka]

babochka:

I don’t know of a source that you would accept.

Anything from the Church (the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Congregation for Divine Worship, the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, etc.) stating that Anointing of the Sick may be given indiscriminately to all.

The first two congregations that you listed have nothing to do with the Eastern Churches and it would be inappropriate for either congregation to weigh in on the sacramental practice of any of the sui juris churches. It is strange that you would even consider that.

The Congregation for Oriental Churches would only become involved if someone objected to the practice and complained to the Vatican. Since you seem to have such an issue, why don’t you complain to the Vatican? It is only then that you might be provided with an answer from a source that you would consider authoritative.

 

[thistle]

In essence, all are in sickness and in danger of death at any moment, but generally the priest will first asks for those who have an illness to come forward.

Also, there is more to administering the Sacrament than merely anointing with oil and praying over the person.

Having been to my mother-in-law’s reception of the sacrament, as well as my own, if possible, confession and reception of the Holy Eucharist is included.

Jim

Sorry but that is not what it means. Under your thought process a perfectly healthy 30 year old should be allowed to have this sacrament because he might get killed by a bus on the way to work or robbed and killed. That is definitely not the meaning of this sacrament.

 

[Don_Ruggero]

You believe that the Catholic Encyclopedia and Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma have greater authority than a successor to the Apostles in his own Eparchy? I’m afraid that nothing will satisfy you.

That type behaviour merits simply being passed over, as undeserving of either being read or responded to.

 

[Arkansan]

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, and the Council of Trent are all better sources than some random diocesan website.

The Council of Trent certainly and unequivocally overrules any priest (or even, God forbid, a bishop) who would practice mass simulation of a sacrament. I’m happy to stand by that.

 

[Gorgias]

JimR-OCDS:

In essence, all are in sickness and in danger of death at any moment

Sorry but that is not what it means. Under your thought process a perfectly healthy 30 year old should be allowed to have this sacrament

Correct; interpreting “in danger of death” this way robs it of all meaning. If it’s there in canon law, then it means something, not nothing, and therefore, @JimR-OCDS’s interpretation of the term is specious.

JimR-OCDS:

Having been to my mother-in-law’s reception of the sacrament, as well as my own, if possible, confession and reception of the Holy Eucharist is included.

Reception of communion and of reconciliation aren’t, strictly speaking, “the anointing of the sick.” However, in certain cases, all three sacraments can be administered in a single liturgy. Nevertheless, the lack of the celebration of the other two sacraments does not imply that the sacrament of the anointing of the sick did not take place.