Why We Need the Sacraments

Questions Covered:

• A publisher of a Catholic bible study indicated to me that the laity could, in time, by the power of the magisterium, be given the authority to forgive sins. Is this true?
• Some religions believe that they are not allowed to receive a loved one who has died into the Church. Isn’t burying the dead the final sacrament?
• Can you explain the difference between extreme unction and the anointing of the sick?
• I was told that, after death, the sacrament of marriage will be dissolved. What about the sacrament of Holy Orders?
• You mentioned that any Latin rite priest can say the extraordinary form privately. Does that mean that we do not have the right to participate in the extraordinary form on Sundays offered by the same priest?