Stubborn-- A question about your signature line.
It says, "Even after a long life of sin, if the Christian receives the Sacrament of the dying with the appropriate dispositions, he will go straight to heaven without having to go to purgatory."
I'd been under the impression that the Sacrament of Penance-- which is what the remission of sin part of Extreme Unction actually is-- remits the eternal character of the punishment due to one who commits sin, but that the temporal punishment remains. In order to remit temporal punishment one has to earn 1 or more indulgences.
In other words, that one who receives either the Sacrament of Penance or Extreme Unction immediately prior to death won't go to Hell, but will probably spend a time in Purgatory unless there are sufficient indulgences to remit this.
I've read some of the docuŠ¼ents of the Council of Trent, but obviously not all of them; & when I was reading them I was looking for specific information, so this may have slipped past. Did the Council really say this?
In Session 14, Trent says:
CHAPTER II.
On the Effect of this Sacrament.
Moreover the thing signified and the effect of this sacrament are explained in those words; And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he be in sins they shall be forgiven him. For the thing here signified is the grace of the Holy Ghost; whose anointing cleanses away sins, if there be any still to be expiated, as also the remains of sins; and raises up and strengthens the soul of the sick person, by exciting in him a great confidence in the divine mercy; whereby the sick being supported, bears more easily the inconveniences and pains of his sickness; and more readily resists the temptations of the devil who lies in wait for his heel; and at times obtains bodily health, when expedient for the welfare of the soul.
Should a person die immediately after receiving the sacrament of Penance, that person would certainly go to heaven, but likely to purgatory first.
Briefly, with the sacrament of penance, unlike the sacrament of Extreme Unction, the vestiges or remains of the confessed sins are not expiated in the sacrament of penance, which is why the priest gives us a penance at confession, but no penance is given at Extreme Unction.
This explains it much better than I can, please, it's not a very long read but it is a very worthwhile read, please read it and see what you think.
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