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To: Antoninus

Carroll was very close to George Washington. He was the minister Washington called for last rites. Given that last rites are a Catholic sacrament, that’s a very intriguing action.


3 posted on 07/03/2019 7:42:09 AM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus
Carroll was very close to George Washington. He was the minister Washington called for last rites. Given that last rites are a Catholic sacrament, that’s a very intriguing action.

You're right that Carroll was friends with Washington, but he was not called for last rites as far as I've ever heard. There is a very old story that circulates about Washington receiving last rites at the hands of a Jesuit priest, but that legend has never been confirmed. More details may be found here:

Did George Washington die a Catholic?
4 posted on 07/03/2019 7:48:52 AM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
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