[JohnZ]

The St. John's I went to is in Jamaica, NY''...at the intersection of Grand Central and Utopia Parkways. My catechism instruction dictated that penance is for the living. I was taught that the relagation of a soul to purgatory is the result of a judgement by God and not the result of an individual choice by the penitant. The prayers of the living (among other things) helps to elevate souls from purgatory. There is a difference between penance and punishment. My original question asks about the eternal fate of Cho Seung-Hui.....given that he was mentally ill.