In Ireland,if you come across a road accident where somebody appears to be dying or seriosly injured,you should call out the Guardi,the doctor and the priest ..and not necessarily in that order.

My question is this.If you were the road accident victim,would you be happy to be given the last rites by a Catholic priest ?

-- Chris (chrisgibbs@iolfree.ie), August 27, 2000

Answers

Of course, why not? Any sincere minister or priest would be fine with me.

-- Lurker2 (L2@not.too.soon), August 27, 2000.

Why would it matter who prayed with you and/or for you? As long as someone was there is all that would matter to me....um, providing that someone didnt have a pitchfork in hand...lol.

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), August 27, 2000.

If I was seriously hurt, I really don't think I would mind at all. I am not catholic, either. Just a christian.

-- (formerly@home.sss), August 27, 2000.

Only if the Catholic priest brings some B-I-N-G-O cards.

-- Not a Catholic, But a Bingo player (playin@games.now), August 27, 2000.

What exactly is it that you would want prayer for? For where your soul is going if you die? I'm afraid that sort of praying you must be doing on your own.

-- cin (cin@=0).cin), August 27, 2000.

I'd be upset. Although I'm not Catholic, if I saw a priest administering what appeared to be the last rites, I would probably come to believe I was about to die, whether that was the case or not. Also, I would be concerned that I had been "written off" so to speak, and would worry that the EMTs either hadn't been called or, worse, might be waiting to treat me until the priest finished out of respect.

-- Tarzan the Ape Man (tarzan@swingingthroughthejunglewithouta.net), August 28, 2000.

Also, I would be concerned that I had been "written off" so to speak, and would worry that the EMTs either hadn't been called or, worse, might be waiting to treat me until the priest finished out of respect.

-- Tarzan the Ape Man (tarzan@swingingthroughthejunglewithouta.net), August 28, 2000.

OMG ^^^ tarz: I NEVER thought about that. good point.

Cin: u made a good point also.

I've known people who had been given their last rites and lived to tell about it as well but they were in the hospital.

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), August 28, 2000.