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Offline Emile

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Re: How long after apparent death may one receive Extreme Unction?
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2022, 02:12:03 PM »
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Offline SimpleMan

Re: How long after apparent death may one receive Extreme Unction?
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2022, 03:39:42 PM »
Quote from: Stubborn on May 23, 2022, 11:40:13 AM
I would say that if there is even only a shred of doubt as to whether or not the soul has left the body, then the priest should do it. Heck, even if it seems like he's too late, why couldn't the priest do it conditionally, i.e. "If thou art still alive....."

My thoughts exactly, "si vivis...".  What harm does it do?
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Re: How long after apparent death may one receive Extreme Unction?
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: How long after apparent death may one receive Extreme Unction?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2022, 04:09:25 PM »
Quote from: Emile on May 23, 2022, 02:12:03 PM
FWIW, the opinion of Fr. Connell:

https://archive.org/details/sim_american-ecclesiastical-review_1948-08_119_2/page/97/mode/1up

Wow, some of the stuff in there is extremely Modernist; Bergoglio could have written it.
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: How long after apparent death may one receive Extreme Unction?
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2022, 04:15:21 PM »
Quote from: SimpleMan on May 23, 2022, 03:39:42 PM
My thoughts exactly, "si vivis...".  What harm does it do?

Even conditional administration of the Sacraments is considered wrong if there's no reasonable chance it could be valid.  It would still be an offense to the Sacrament if you tried to administer it to someone who's been dead 3 days even if you were to throw in a "si vivis".  Thus the rule of thumb about generally how long afterwards you can administer the Sacrament.

I don't quite understand why it's 2-4 hours if someone dies suddenly vs. 30 minutes if someone passes away from a drawn-out illness.
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