Pandemic and the Right to the Sacraments
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Pandemic and the Right to the Sacraments
Description
Perhaps the most urgent matter is access to the sacraments of Penance and Anointing of the Sick as well as to the Apostolic pardon. (The Apostolic pardon is a plenary indulgence remitting all temporal punishment for sin. It is given to those facing death, usually after the Anointing of the Sick.) Special attention also must be given to the provision of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. Considering these challenges, the Apostolic Penitentiary recently 1 Canon Law Society of America, Code of Canon Law: Latin-English Editing (Washington, DC: CLSA, 1999), cann. 213, 843 §1. Subsequent references given in text. Defending the dignity of the human person in health care and the life sciences since 1972 The National Catholic Bioethics Center 6399 Drexel Road, Philadelphia, PA 19151 Tel. 215-877-2660 Fax. 215-877-2688 www.ncbcenter.org issued provisions for special indulgences and addressed collective, or general, absolution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
has denomination
Roman Catholic
Date Submitted
12/7/2020 10:27
