Priests Not Allowed to Give The Sacraments to the Elderly in Residential Homes

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Salamanca
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
  • Freedom of Association and Assembly
  • Freedom of Conscience
  • Freedom of Religion
Place of Incident
  • Private Home
Bias Indicators
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
  • Time/Place/Location
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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The Bishop Lopez of Salamanca expressed his concern that the priests were not allowed to entry residential homes of elderly in residential homes. The elders requested the sacraments in the final stage of their lives. The bishop calls for the respect of the Organic Law of Religious Liberty that guarantees religious assistance for every person. He also argues that there are no regulations during the pandemic that impede the exercise of the right to religious assistance in the vicinity of death. Using the example of the Hospitals in Salamanca, he believes with the proper hygienic standards, religious assistance should be allowed.

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