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?
Who is worrying? I said it is a work of spiritual mercy. I know several Baptists in depth, and have had many church discussion with them. I've been to revivals and prayer meetings with Baptists, and I love the old music. But I am not a Baptist.
Annointing the sick is not only for the dying. I don’t, frankly, see a lot of protestant ministers in the hospitals I’ve worked in. They seem uncomfortable around death, like they don’t know quite what they are supposed to do in a sickroom. Maybe they just need more training.
LOL There ya go again with the church comes before Christ thing. I’ve had a lot of experience with what the protestant Pastor does. They stop by the hospital room and say hi to the patient, ask if they are comfortable, maybe visit for a minute or so then go spend time with the family knowing that the sick and dying are in God’s hands.
Are you a Churchian or a Christian? Who do you look to first, last and always?