Thank you for answering, friend. I wish my assumption was way off base, but its not. I work in hospice and time and again I see profound fear in the eyes of Catholics at the mere thought of a priest not arriving in time to offer the sacrament of the sick to someone who is actively dying. This is but one example of the church being above Jesus in the eyes of many Catholics.
A little background
There are several sacraments offered at this time.
The first sacrament is that of the sick instructed in James
"Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven" (Jas 5:14-15).
I do not know what other denominations do that, but it is clearly instructed by scripture to do that.
But for those who are still physically able to recieve him, Jesus himself is offered in the eucharist! Catholics are not the only ones to believe that."He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:54
For those who believe in the real presence, you cannot get more christ centred.
Prior to that is the healing power of confession, sure the sacrament is not the only way , but it gives certainty, a sense of relief and closure that is hard to describe until experienced, that allows all to be forgiven. Christ delegates that power in scripture.
"Those sins you would forgive will be forgiven them" John 20:23
The absolution is in the name of the "father , the son and the holy spirit"
But in addition to the sacraments the priest will pray in the name of christ, for the person who may be unable to do so for him or herself, or pray with the person if they are able..
I do not understand what you mean in saying the "church" takes precedence. Understand that for catholics the church is defined variously as the "people of god" "body of christ""temple of the holy spirit" So congregations - the people at mass are often asked to pray for an ill person, so how is the church praying for someone a bad thing? The church is neither a building nor a hierarchy. Read it in the catechism.