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lets say I committed a mortal sin and i die before i manage to go to confession can I enter Heaven?

-- james (james_how1@yahoo.com), October 03, 2004

Answers

Hi james,

My understanding is that:

1. if you intend to go to confession because you are truly sorry for the sin and

2. intend never to do it again but

3. die before actually confessing your sins to a priest that

4. you can enter heaven

-- Andy S ("ask3332004@yahoo.com"), October 03, 2004.


If "before I manage" means that you had made specific plans to confess as soon as possible, but were killed on the way to the church, or on friday evening before going to confession on Saturday, then yes, your sincere intent and purpose would be sufficient. However, if "before I manage" means "before I finally got around to it", or "before I could fit it in with all my other commitments", or "after I passed up several opoertunities to get to confession", then it is likely that you might not get to heaven. It's sort of like someone with cancer symptoms who keeps postponing going to a doctor, until it is finally too late, and death results where healing might have occurred.

-- Paul M. (PaulCyp@cox.net), October 03, 2004.

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