The purpose of the Catholic sacrament of Anointing the Sick is to

• A. Confer special grace on the gravely ill person
• B. Forgive mortal sins
• C. Baptize infants
• D. Confirm faith

Answer: (A)

The main concept tested is that Anointing the Sick is a sacrament designed to confer special grace and spiritual strength on a gravely ill person. It is intended to comfort, empower, and unite the person to Christ in suffering, and it can provide forgiveness of sins if confession isn’t possible. It emphasizes the healing of the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—through grace, not merely physical recovery.

This is why the choice about conferring special grace on a gravely ill person is the best fit. It isn’t about baptizing infants, which is the function of Baptism, nor about confirming faith, which is the role of Confirmation. Forgiveness of mortal sins is the purpose of Reconciliation, not Anointing of the Sick.