Timeline for What are the consequences of suicide according to the Roman Catholic church?
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| Dec 23, 2016 at 11:10 | comment | added | Quidam | " psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide." It's really hard to say. So when someone commits suicide, none can say if he'll go in hell or purgatory or whatever. "to be considered a mortal sin, it has to be freely done by our own will and with full knowledge of its sinfulness." Very hard to say what is free, and what is mental illness AKA depression. It's very scarce to leave the life without depression, threre are few case for honor, but I guess it's not the majority. | |
| Sep 7, 2013 at 17:40 | comment | added | John Peyton | @BenRichards Exactly. | |
| Sep 6, 2013 at 17:25 | comment | added | Ben Richards | @JohnPeyton I would say that it couldn't necessarily be a mortal sin. But, as a venial sin, while it still is a sin, it is something that would be covered by purgatory and not prevent you from ultimately entering into God's presence. | |
| Sep 6, 2013 at 3:24 | comment | added | John Peyton | @BenRichards Good comment. I think what you mean in the last sentence is "it may not be considered mortally sinful"; though the act is still sinful whether or not it is committed with full knowledge of its sinfulness (thus making it mortal). | |
| Dec 13, 2012 at 15:22 | comment | added | Andrew | @sidran32 What you mentioned is exactly stated at the end of the CCC reference. (2282-2283) | |
| Sep 1, 2011 at 0:59 | vote | accept | djeikyb | ||
| Aug 31, 2011 at 20:21 | comment | added | Ben Richards | Yet, the catechism states that for something to be considered a mortal sin, it has to be freely done by our own will and with full knowledge of its sinfulness. it could be said that one who commits suicide is often not in his/her right state of mind and acting rationally, and therefore isn't culpable for committing suicide. If it is freely chosen murder of oneself in a rational state of mind, that is one thing. But if the person is under psychological duress or disabled, they may not have responsibility for it, and so it may not be considered sinful. | |
| Aug 31, 2011 at 20:16 | history | edited | Peter Turner♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 31, 2011 at 0:45 | history | answered | aearon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |