Sacrament of the sick

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Can a person who is not gravely ill and is spiritually in danger - receive the sacrament of the sick for the forgiveness of sin - I’m talking about a person who fell away from the church - lived a sinful life full of mortal sin - comes back to the church repetitive and truly wants absolution - but cannot possibly remember all their mortal sins and cannot do a full confession that could take years to remembering all the mortal sins they have committed or do they have to continually come back and confess as they remember constantly in danger of going to hell.Now in most cases if a proper confession is made all sins including sins forgotten have been forgiven - but wouldn’t it be better to offer this sacrament of the sick to such a spiritually sick person.What does the Church say about this.I’m just wondering whether its used also for people in spiritual danger and not only for the sick.

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I was at church a couple of weeks ago and the priest was offering the sacrament and he was very clear not to come up if you were not sick - that only the sick should come up and the very old - so I sat there as he asked and wouldn’t you know it everyone young to old went up and received it - the whole church - except me and an older woman beside me who heeded the priests words.Did they receive full forgiveness of their sins? I wonder now if I should of gone up because of the graces offered by this sacrament.

Would you have gone up disregarding the priests instruction?Seems everyone got a clean slate that day except me and the old woman beside me.

I do go to confession every 4 weeks - first Saturday of every month - just to let you know.
 
The Sacrament of the Sick does not itself forgive mortal sins. When a person is gravely ill or near death, they receive the Sacrament of the Sick PLUS a final absolution to forgive sins and Viaticum (final Communion).

Everyone that attended that service did not “get a clean slate” unless they later (or previously) also went to Confession.
 
But the Catechism of St. Pius X says yes:

Q. What are the effects of Extreme Unction?
A. … It remits venial sins, and also mortal sins which the sick person, if contrite, is unable to confess;

The Catechism of Bl. JPII just says “if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” (Jas 5:15)

They say it does for anyone unable to confess but is contrite but of course when or if the state changes they are expected to do a full confession of their mortal sins.And no this doesn’t conform to the scenario that I stated above unless for some reason that person’s unable to confess their mortal sin.
 
When I received the Anointing recently the priest [who is strictly by the book] asked me if I had been to Confession recently. I told him I was going that afternoon which he accepted. [There was no mortal sin involved.]
 
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But the Catechism of St. Pius X says yes:

Q. What are the effects of Extreme Unction?
A. … It remits venial sins, and also mortal sins which the sick person, if contrite, is unable to confess;

The Catechism of Bl. JPII just says “if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” (Jas 5:15)

They say it does for anyone unable to confess but is contrite but of course when or if the state changes they are expected to do a full confession of their mortal sins.And no this doesn’t conform to the scenario that I stated above unless for some reason that person’s unable to confess their mortal sin.
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Unable to confess would basically mean they are unconscious, do not have use of their mental faculties, or could not speak. If the person can speak and knows what they are doing, they should confess.
 
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