Necesidades en torno a la administración del Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos. El rol del laico y religiosos

Abstract

This academic article is developed in the needs around the administration of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. From the apostolic Church it is exhorted to call the presbyters to pray and anoint with the oil and forgive sins (Cfr. 5, 14-15). However, due to the shortage of priests, the abundant pastoral work and other factors, one can open our eyes to the support that the laity can give, from which the question arises: Is it possible that the laity and religious (not ordained) can administer this Sacrament? Theological reflection develops from the loci teologici, that is, Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium. The study is also carried out in a documentary way and from a survey applied to lay people from various dioceses involved in parish ministry. The result seeks to answer the question posed.