Catholics believe suicide when committed in full knowledge and deliberate consent is a complete turning away from God (a mortal sin) and will send a person to hell.
There are 3 conditions of a mortal sin: grave matter, full knowledge, and deliberate consent.
While suicide (or any kind of murder) is always a grave matter, people who commit suicide may not always have full knowledge of what they're doing. Drugs can definitely impair one's thinking, as can other things, such as diseases, intense pain, or anguish.
Therefore, suicide is not automatically treated as a mortal sin.
We are commanded by Christ not to judge others so we leave final judgment to God who alone knows each person's heart.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-18 17:11:15
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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What the Catholic Church claims may not be the reality. If a person kills himself, there may be reasons that God understands. If I was captured by an enemy who could extract information that is vital to the United States, suicide may be a good thing. I weigh out which is important. My country means more to me than the Catholic Church, the Nazipope, or all the pedophile priests.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-20 01:53:39
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answered by imacatlick2 2
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