[Judith Anne]

Everything you said about yourself is also true of me. You appear to assume that what you said is not true of Catholics. Calling us non-Christian, AGAIN? I STILL want the comforts my Church offers to the dying. Protestant Churches don’t have much to offer, as far as I have seen.

“Oh, Lord, I know, I have no Friend but you,
This world is not my home, Lord what can I do?
Angels beckon me from heaven’s open door
and I don’t feel at home in this world anymore.”

[metmom]

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

The Holy Spirit who dwells in every true believer, comforts us. We don't need an institution to do it in His place.

[Avalon Hussar]

Protestant Churches don’t have much to offer, as far as I have seen.

I've got to ask this, because you don't seem to know very much about most Protestant Churches. Have you ever actually spent a significant amount of time in a Protestant Church? I don't mean have you been to one on a Sunday every now and then, but rather have you been to one on Sunday evening or Wednesday night when the core of the Church gathers?

I've been in several, mostly of various types of Baptists, and Wednesday night is usually when the real teaching and comforting goes on simply because that's when the truly devout show up.

One other thing that I'd like to know. How does the administration of Last Rites offer peace of mind? If I understand Catholic doctrine correctly, the soul of the departed still has to go through Purgatory before it can enter Heaven so why the worry over Last Rites if you still have to go through the waiting room, so to speak?

[Iscool]

I STILL want the comforts my Church offers to the dying. Protestant Churches don’t have much to offer, as far as I have seen.

Depends on what you are looking for...If you want to find the way to Jesus, call a Protestant...Any Bible knowledgeable Protestant will do...

If you want pomp, ritual, smoke, incense, holy water, waving rosaries, kissing korans, with a sinner just like you or worse, telling you that he has the authority to pass you on into heaven, by all means call a Catholic priest...