Death in mortal sin

[nkelly]

Greetings all,

recently I had to make a plane trip and happened to be in a state of mortal sin. I prayed to God that there wouldn’t be an accident and
that I’d make it home safely and be able to make a confession. I made a few acts of contrition during the flight!

What would have happened had that plane crashed. I couldn’t have made a confession even though I wanted to. Would I in fact have died in mortal sin because I was repentent?

Thanks in advance.

In Christ,
Noel.

 

[thistle]

nkelly:

Greetings all,

recently I had to make a plane trip and happened to be in a state of mortal sin. I prayed to God that there wouldn’t be an accident and
that I’d make it home safely and be able to make a confession. I made a few acts of contrition during the flight!

What would have happened had that plane crashed. I couldn’t have made a confession even though I wanted to. Would I in fact have died in mortal sin because I was repentent?

Thanks in advance.

In Christ,
Noel.

Contrition

CCC 1451 Among the penitent’s acts contrition occupies first place. Contrition is "sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again."50

CCC 1452 When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called “perfect” (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51

CCC 1453 The contrition called "imperfect" (or “attrition”) is also a gift of God, a prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the consideration of sin’s ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear). Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be brought to completion by sacramental absolution. By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance

 

[VociMike]

You would have gone to be with God. Another poster has quoted the CCC passages.

 

[_SunShine]

nkelly:

Greetings all,

recently I had to make a plane trip and happened to be in a state of mortal sin. I prayed to God that there wouldn’t be an accident and
that I’d make it home safely and be able to make a confession. I made a few acts of contrition during the flight!

What would have happened had that plane crashed. I couldn’t have made a confession even though I wanted to. Would I in fact have died in mortal sin because I was repentent?

Thanks in advance.

In Christ,
Noel.

Question, why didn’t you go to confession before your fight if you knew you were in a state of mortal sin?

 

[nkelly]

why didn’t you go to confession before your f[l]ight

It was a business trip and I had little time to find a church and a priest who spoke english. I would have missed my flight. Poor decision I know!

NK.

 

[VociMike]

nkelly:

It was a business trip and I had little time to find a church and a priest who spoke english. I would have missed my flight. Poor decision I know!

NK.

And yet I’ll bet you spent a lot more time considering the effects of sin, and determining to work harder to avoid it, than if you had been able to make a confession before your flight. I imagine this little episode played a part in your ongoing sanctification. God always works with whatever we give Him.

 

[nkelly]

And yet I’ll bet you spent a lot more time considering the effects of sin, and determining to work harder to avoid it, than if you had been able to make a confession before your flight. I imagine this little episode played a part in your ongoing sanctification. God always works with whatever we give Him.

Very true! I hate offending God but I also realize that my contrition and His forgiveness bring me even closer to Him.

God bless,
Noel.

 

[St.Eric]

nkelly:

Greetings all,

recently I had to make a plane trip and happened to be in a state of mortal sin. I prayed to God that there wouldn’t be an accident and
that I’d make it home safely and be able to make a confession. I made a few acts of contrition during the flight!

What would have happened had that plane crashed. I couldn’t have made a confession even though I wanted to. Would I in fact have died in mortal sin because I was repentent?

Thanks in advance.

In Christ,
Noel.

Remember, if you drive, it is FAR more likely that you will die in a car crash than in a plance crash. And yet, if you are like me, you probably don’t even think of this fact and drive while in a state of mortal sin without even thinking about it or worry too much about it. Just a thought.

 

[Magicsilence]

VociMike:

You would have gone to be with God. Another poster has quoted the CCC passages.

If you read them you will see that only perfect contrition is enough to remit grave sins, and only then when it is done with the intention to go to confession.

Imperfect contrition is not enough.

In Christ.

Andre.

 

[VociMike]

Magicsilence:

If you read them you will see that only perfect contrition is enough to remit grave sins, and only then when it is done with the intention to go to confession.

Imperfect contrition is not enough.

In Christ.

Andre.

From her description she had perfect contrition, as far as any one of us is able to determine such an inward disposition. I suspect she was more contrite on that flight than at just about any other time of her life.