| "Everyone is responsible
for his life before God who has given it to him. It is
God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are
obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his
honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards,
not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is
not ours to dispose of." Catechism 2280 "Suicide contradicts the
natural inclination of the human being to preserve and
perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just
love of self." |
Suicide The act of suicide is unnatural and selfish. Those who commit suicide do so in an attempt to escape sufferings they view to be insurmountable. They are not thinking clearly. Suicide in regards to Natural Law Life is a gift. It is good. To kill oneself is to go against the first precept of Natural Law: "Good is to be done and evil avoided." Suicide as a Selfish Act The suicidal person puts his own comfort ahead of any concern he has for others. Suicide is an act that "breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations" (Catechism 2281). |
