Spirituality
04 Dec 05
Originally posted by no1marauderWhether they jump or stay is not the defining factor of Heaven or Hell.It is with those who flew the planes?????Mabey.
It's going off on a tangent; I am more interested in the fate of the jumpers than the ones who didn't jump. If one of our "Christian" friends wants to argue that the jumpers are eternally damned, then your point concerning the ones who didn't would be relevant but it is not now since no one has said even the jumpers would be eternally damned.
Originally posted by no1marauderAnswer: No.
I was watching this show concerning the September 11th attacks and it brought up an interesting ethical question. I know that most mainstream Christians believe that those who commit suicide are automatically damned. In the aftermath of the planes crashing into the WTC, some people went out to the ledges of the buildings. As the fires approached them, th ...[text shortened]... e than the 88th floor, they knew it was suicide.
My question: are they eternally damned?
Originally posted by ivanhoeFrom the Catholic Chatechism, section 1035:
Answer: No.
The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire."
From an article on Catholic Answers:
"If there was such a thing as mortal sin—as I know today that there is—I knew suicide would be a mortal sin."
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1997/9705convsb.asp
Additionally, "Therefore, objectively, suicide is a mortal sin."
http://www.catholicherald.com/saunders/03ws/ws030605.htm