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Ok to receive sacrament from sedevacantist?	Meg	Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Question: Is it ok to receive sacraments from a priest who is a sedevacantist? He is an old friend, and wants to give my mother who is in a nursing home the last rites. She has already received the sacrament from 2 parish priests, one who says the novus ordo mass and one who says the traditional latin mass.
Question Answered by Dear Meg: While a sedevacantist priest is technically excommunicated from the Church, as long as he was validly ordained the sacraments he administers are valid, though he administers them illicitly. I personally would not receive the Sacrament from this fellow unless there were no licit priests around and I was in danger of death. But, since he is a friend and this is not about rebellion against the church on you or your mother's part, I do not see the harm. The Sacraments from him are valid. It should be okay in this instance. God bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Meg

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Is it ok to receive sacraments from a priest who is a sedevacantist? He is an old friend, and wants to give my mother who is in a nursing home the last rites. She has already received the sacrament from 2 parish priests, one who says the novus ordo mass and one who says the traditional latin mass.

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Dear Meg:

While a sedevacantist priest is technically excommunicated from the Church, as long as he was validly ordained the sacraments he administers are valid, though he administers them illicitly.

I personally would not receive the Sacrament from this fellow unless there were no licit priests around and I was in danger of death. But, since he is a friend and this is not about rebellion against the church on you or your mother's part, I do not see the harm. The Sacraments from him are valid. It should be okay in this instance.

God bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.