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Hi, Betty —
No. If the person is unconscious,
the Sacrament of Anointing of the
Sick, (part of what used to be
called Last Rites), forgives
sins that the person is not unrepentant
of.
This is close, but not quite
the same as what you're saying.
If a person is knowingly and willfully
defiant on a serious sin they've
committed, and they lapse unconscious
and are anointed, that sin is not
forgiven.
If the person is conscious, they
need to confess those sins in the
Sacrament of Confession (which I'd
expect to be done at Last Rites) and the same would apply; if they
remain willfully unrepentant of a
serious sin, they will still go to
Hell.
Alas, we cannot know the eternal
destiny of our loved ones without
either a special revelation from
God or canonization. We can and should
pray for them before, during, and
after death.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is ideal.
Eric
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