Pandemic and the Right to the Sacraments
Item
Title
Pandemic and the Right to the Sacraments
Description
Catholics may become more aware of the need for the sacraments when they become unavailable. Access to the sacraments is a right of the faithful “who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.”1 The local bishops, working with public health authorities, have been reviewing the issue of what constitutes “appropriate times” during this pandemic, with emphasis on protecting the individual parishioner, the congregation, the general public, and the ministers of the sacraments. As pastors of souls, they are making determinations such as restricting access to public Masses.
Subject
Sacrament of confession, when COVID-adapted
has community
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
has denomination
Roman Catholic
Date Submitted
12/7/2020 10:27
