[vladimir998]

“I don’t think that is a given. One must be in a state of grace to get to Heaven.”

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2013/08/quaeritur-do-martyrs-killed-in-the-state-of-mortal-sin-go-to-heaven/

[piusv]

Does he ever actually answer the question? Also, where is Church teaching on this specific scenario? No offense but Fr Z doesn't cut it for me.

To be clear, I am not speaking of Baptism of Blood. I am speaking of someone who was already baptized, fell into mortal sin, and was martyred. It is my understanding that Church teaching is that one must at least give a perfect act of contrition to get to Heaven without the Sacrament of Confession prior to death if there were mortal sins.

I am interested in reading Church teaching that states that martyrdom can substitute as a perfect act of contrition. There may be such a teaching, but I have yet to read it.

[Arthur McGowan]

If a person in the state of mortal sin is threatened with death unless he denies the Faith, and he refuses to do so, then he is no longer in the state of mortal sin.