Dying before last Confession..

[Benedicta00]

Is it true that not performing a last confession when you are sick and near death is dangerous to ones salvation?? If he has done past Penances but dosen't do one near the end of his life and is in a state of Mortal sin would that suggest he had died in mortal sin? or do the past penances he has done help cover these future sins??

I know it says in the Canon that a priest should try with all his power to get a last confession to someone who is sick and near death.. so it would mean that it is probably an extremely important thing.. there have been stories of saints that I have read who have had visions of people going to hell because they kept something back during thier last confession or have avoided doing one..

What it all boils down to is rejection. Condemnation only comes through rejection.

It would be whether or not the person who died with the sin on their soul rejected mercy and/or any call to turn and repent before death.

Since non of us know what is in the heart of a person and what their relationship with God is, it behooves any of us to try and judge what happened to the person since we do not know what went on between them and God.

We can give the text book answer but in the end it's between you and God. All we can say for sure is two things, He judges with absolute justice, meaning fairness and He doesn't actively condemn anyone to hell. We condemn ourselves through willful rejection of Him, His will, His grace and His mercy.

 

[Rebekka]

What it all boils down to is rejection. Condemnation only comes through rejection.

It would be whether or not the person who died with the sin on their soul rejected mercy and/or any call to turn and repent before death.

Since non of us know what is in the heart of a person and what their relationship with God is, it behooves any of us to try and judge what happened to the person since we do not know what went on between them and God.

We can give the text book answer but in the end it's between you and God. All we can say for sure is two things, He judges with absolute justice, meaning fairness and He doesn't actively condemn anyone to hell. We condemn ourselves through willful rejection of Him, His will, His grace and His mercy.

What she said.