If someone were to kill themself, would they go to Heaven or Hell (from a Catholic's perspective)?

Question

I've been very curious that if someone were to commit suicide, would they go to Heaven, or be banished to Hell. Please respond as I am very curious! ^_^

Answer 1

From an islamic perspective, they go to the hell fire.

Answer 2

The Bible says not to murder. Killing oneself intentionally/on purpose is a murder of self. It is taking away what God has given. You can't ask forgiveness or repent of murder of self because you're already dead. In the end, it is God Who judges. There are cases of people who committed suicide in the Bible like Saul and Judas Iscariot.
When people say it is a permanent solution for a temporary problem, they are wrong in a sense. Suicide is never an option. It is never a solution. It is wrong to take one's life in one's own hands. I know all the reasons why someone would commit suicide, usually: they can't see any way out and their life to them at the time is horrible, they don't have hope and they don't think they can go on. But still, it is never the answer to murder yourself. Especially because you can't ask forgiveness.
I wouldn't use a Catholic's perspective as they have been wrong numerous times as has Protestants and people in other religions according to what the Bible says. I would go by what the Bible says and seek to find out the answers from God. Also, there is always a solution to having a better life and not having to resort to suicide. Life is beautiful, precious and valuable, one of the best gifts there is, next to God, Jesus sacrifice to save people from their sins and the Bible.
It's like if a parent's child dies. All the money in the world can't bring their child back. That's one reason why life is such a valuable gift and blessing, no matter what the circumstances one may face in life.

Answer 3

God decides whather we end up in Heaven or Hell, because only He knows the state of our soul at the moment of our death.

So, we pray for the souls of those who have committed suicide, as we do for all the faithful who go before us.

Remember- psychology shows that most people who commit suicide do so because of some degree of mental illness. We know that God is as merciful as He is just, so we pray that in His mercy He will forgive their human weakness and consider their mental incapacity as a mitigating factor in the suicide.

Now, those who kill themselve to set an example for others and not due to a mental defect.....well, I don't think God would be as merciful to them.

Answer 4

Wouldn't you rather have it from Gods perspective?

Jesus died for your sins. - Not the catholic church

Jesus rose from the dead - the C.C. is dead

Jesus accepts you as you are - the CC has rules to obey to be accepted

Jesus can forgive completely - the CC will charge you for the same

Jesus saves from hell - CC lets you spend time In purgatory (not found in the bible)

Jesus saves forever no matter what you do - the CC has big and little sins.

Result

according to God if your saved and commit suicide you saved thur Jesus not yourself you go to heaven

according to the CC you must pay an indulgence, have a special $$$ Prayer service or get prayed out of purgatory$$$ then it might work.

Ill stick to Jesus

Answer 5

I was raised Catholic, and one instructor told me that "god must decide" and that it would take human suffering into consideration. But I think that it is very frowned upon, and against the Church's doctrine in the past. You must remember -- the Papacy is against contraception or removing feeding tubes from the mentally incapacitated, like Terry Shiavo. They want to increase their number of followers. There was also the concept of purgatory in Dante's Inferno, for the unconverted Pagan philosophers, and limbo for unbaptized babies (recently changed). Wherever the suicides would go under this doctrine, assume that it would be bad.

Answer 6

It depends.

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.

The Code of Canon Law does not list suicide as a reason to deny a person a Catholic funeral. http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4C.HTM

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
On mortal sin, paragraphs 1857-1859: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect1chpt1art8.htm#1857
On suicide, paragraphs 2282-2283: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2282

With love and prayers in Christ.

Answer 7

Depends on the circumstances. The Catechism does recognize the existence of mental illness. Suicide is not considered sinful if the person who commited it was under the compulsion of an illness.

Answer 8

The catholic faith says they go to hell, but I've read the bible, and have never seen suicide mentioned there as an unforgiveable sin, so I think the catholic church is wrong once again.

Answer 9

If I remember my religious lessons (far away in time) it is a deadly sin and you go to hell.
Those who suicided could not be buried in hallowed ground or have a religious ceremony. Wonder if this is still true.

Answer 10

From ANYbody's perspective, they go to one of two places -- rot in a box, or roast in an oven.