Posted on 03/28/2020 3:44:56 PM PDT by ebb tide
Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, USA, "allowed" nurses on March 25 to perform [invalid] anointings of the sick.
Rozanski planed that a priest would stand outside the room while a nurse would enter and administers the oil.
Prayers could be provided via telephone.
On March 27, CatholicNewsAgency.com reported about this. An hour later, Rozanski rescinded his "permission."
Ping
Now there are people dancing, priests wearing pro wrestling masks, kids wearing witches hats at the altsr, etc.
But what happened to the elders only anointing the sick?
I’ve thought that non priests could do this in an emergency...which is why we old time Catholics have those cruicfixs with the Holy Water inside...
No. that’s called a “sick call set” and it’s intended for the priest to use.
I know we can baptize ppl in an emergency, like a dying loved one who was never baptized. Not sure about last rights tho.
The actual sacrament with regards to the sick requires a priest—and the three consecrated oils have specific uses that are generally reserved to a priest, though sometimes a deacon might use some of them.
The use of oil religiously for anointing predates the incarnation, and has continued to be used in a non-sacramental devotional way. People can get things confused.
If you have a really good old-fashion sick call crucifix, is includes candles and has a removable back that doubles as a stand for the candles and crucifix. Ideally this sort of thing can be present when the priest brings Communion to the sick, whether or not he is doing an anointing.
If people know what they are going, they have everything set up before the priest comes.
This is a Sacrament that ONLY the PRIEST may administer. This Bishop is mistaken.
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