Date of Award
Spring 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Theological Studies (MTS)
Abstract
An examination to discern if Roman Catholic deacons should be allowed to sacramentally anoint the sick. This includes a review of the current rite of Anointing of the Sick through is development. The Catholic diaconate is examined in historical context with a special focus on the revised diaconate after 1967. Through these investigations it is apparent that there is cause for dialog within the Church considering current pastoral realities in the United States. The paper concludes that deacons should have the faculty to anoint the sick as ordinary ministers when it is celebrated as a separate liturgical rite.
Recommended Citation
Eash, Michael J., "Catholic Deacons and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick" (2020). Master of Theological Studies Honors Theses. 2.
https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/mtshonors/2
