they are catholic...how can they believe that shes happier now...are they just in denial
2006-09-20 08:24:47 · 29 answers · asked by daddyoohh2 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We don't judge others. Suicide is wrong, but it isn't our place to say they are not happy. If it helps people feel better, I think it is okay that she feels this way. We don't know if she was sane enough to be judged for her actions, we don't know if she was possessed or what. That is why God judges, not us. So I don't think it is denial, they just have no information one way or the other, so might as well assume the best.
2006-09-20 08:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by AT 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is always possibility of a change of heart at the last moment, and that is something that would only be between the person and God.. there is usually no way for anyone else to know. Catholics can, and should, hope and pray that this change of heart happened and that the person who commited suicide repented in the last seconds of life. Even though we cannot assume that everything is fine, we still ought to pray for the person's soul and hope for their eternal life.
Also, depending on her state of mind (always questionable when someone commits suicide) she may not have been morally culpable for her action. In this instance, as well as with a last moment repentance, there is still the possibility that she will attain heaven.
2006-09-20 15:30:50 · answer #2 · answered by Myth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she was truly saved,born again then she is in heaven. Jesus holds the keys to death and hell and no one can pluck them from the fathers hand. Ephesians 4:30 says grieve not the holy spirit for you are sealed until the day of redemption. Most catholics are not saved because they believe in infant baptism and works that get you to heaven but they are wrong. Religion is a slick road to hell. the only way is to be born again. That is what Jesus told Nicodemus he must do to be saved.
2006-09-20 15:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who not long after I last saw him, he disappeared. He was a very smart person, the more he talked the more depressed he became, especially after his abuse as a child hit the fan
I think after he told me "God will understand" and possibly killed himself, in his own mind he was searching for relief from anguish and torment
if not sad, just not at all...peace is much better or closer to happiness
in fact happiness and sadness are to poles of polarity..peace is neutrality
I feel we should try and pursue peace of mind and neighbor rather than the addiction of chasing happiness like the end of a rainbow
2006-09-20 15:31:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He just realized that she is happier because her pain is over. This gave him a reality check on his catholic views and he may have seen some errors in said views. Ask him about it.
2006-09-20 15:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by J Ride 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They need to think that she's in heaven. If she's in heaven, she's by definition 'happier'. Ok? They're no more in denial than any other religious person.
2006-09-20 15:26:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well they can assume (contrary to catholic theology) that she is, but many catholics don't fully understand they're beliefs. As for denial, possibly, they are grieving right now and will be going through many emotional states, I think anger is next so get ready for some bitter statements from them, they may well lash out at their church as well for eternally damning their sister/daughter to hell.
2006-09-20 15:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by nikomat77 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She probably meant that her sister is no longering suffering from her mental illness. And, yes, they need to think that way to feel better. It's such a tragedy when anyone feels the need to do that. My heart goes out to the family.
2006-09-20 15:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to the Roman Catholic Church, one who is in a state of mind capable of surpressing the urge to live is in a deranged mental state that removes them from the responsibility of their action. In short -- if you can actually kill yourself, you're too insane and irrational to be morally culpable for your actions.
2006-09-20 15:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholic or not, God makes His own decisions about who enters Heaven. We all make crazy decsions, but God understands and has compassion for our suffering. I have no doubt she is in a happier place.
2006-09-20 15:34:13 · answer #10 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋