[Judith Anne]

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.

[Avalon Hussar]

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.

I'm really not sure what to say here, other than maybe it's a regional thing as I know for a fact that it's a common practice for local Pastors to visit the sick and shut-ins to pray over them and basically just see to their spiritual needs. One other thing which may make identifying these Pastors a little more difficult is that they don't usually wear any special vestments or other signs of their office. Most just wear their normal street clothes.

[metmom]

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.

Would those happen to be Catholic hospitals?

They seem uncomfortable around death, like they don’t know quite what they are supposed to do in a sickroom.

Did you personally watch or observe while they were in visiting the patient? The whole time? Were all of the patients they visited on their deathbed for sure? You know that they were all dying?

How did you determine that they were unsure or uncomfortable? Did they say so or were you reading body language?

Are these facts that they were uncomfortable or was it just your opinion on those you presumed to be ministers? Did you know their denominational affiliation?

[presently no screen name]

I don’t, frankly, see a lot of protestant ministers in the hospitals I’ve worked in

Would you recognize them if you saw them? They dress normal.

They seem uncomfortable around death, like they don’t know quite what they are supposed to do in a sickroom

If they aren't there much - how do you know they are uncomfortable? LOL! Maybe they prayed for them that 'they shall live and not die and declare the works of The Lord'. Or did you hang around to see how he conducted himself or what he said. Didn't patients get respect and privacy when their minister visited that you were able to judge how they seemed 'uncomfortable'. Or is that respect only reserved for muslims and not protestants?

Training? LOL!