芝加哥天主教大主教区为已故神父查尔斯·鲁比建立了名为《At Peace》的自杀纪念碑，位于伊利诺伊州希尔赛德的天堂女王天主教公墓，这是美国任何教区首次为自杀遇难者竖立此类纪念碑1。鲁比神父自1979年起创立了《自杀幸存者的爱心援助》项目，长期关怀自杀者家属1。纪念碑的落成反映出天主教会在对待自杀问题上的根本性转变。
教会曾长期采取严厉态度1。根据1917年的教会法，自杀者被禁止在已祝圣的土地上埋葬，直到1983年这一规定才被修订1。如今，教会正在拥抱失去亲人的家庭1。教宗方济各推动这一转变，呼吁教会成为"一个安全的空间，每个人都有位置——一个陪伴而不排斥、聆听而不评判、靠近而不恐惧的社区"1。埃德·肖纳因其女凯蒂在2016年自杀身亡，随后创立了天主教精神卫生部长协会1。肖纳曾在今年与教宗方济各会面，希望教会就心理健康发表更深入的声明1。
The Chicago Archdiocese has unveiled a suicide memorial titled "At Peace" dedicated to the late Father Charles Rubey, marking the first such monument erected by any diocese in the United States 1. The dedication reflects a significant theological shift within the Catholic Church, moving away from its historical stigmatization of suicide toward compassion for grieving families 1.
Father Rubey founded the Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide program in 1979 1, and the memorial stands at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois 1. The Church's stance has evolved substantially over recent decades; until 1983, canon law dating back to 1917 prohibited suicide victims from being buried on consecrated ground 1. Father Rubey stated that the Church has "completely turned around and embraced families who have lost loved ones" 1.
The initiative reflects broader efforts within the Catholic hierarchy to foster mental health support. Pope Francis has advocated for the Church to become "a safe space where everyone has a place—a community that accompanies rather than excludes, listens rather than judges, draws close rather than fears" 1. Ed Shoener, whose daughter Katie died by suicide in 2016, established the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers and met with Pope Francis this year to encourage the Church to issue a comprehensive statement on mental health 1.
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