Life is a gift from God. It is nothing but good. To kill yourself is to go against the idea of natural law; "Good is to be done and evil avoided." Life=good, suicide=evil.
The catechism teaches us that 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."
Other teachings from the catechism;
"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."
"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."
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