Archdiocese of Chicago's memorial to suicide and Church teaching

The Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has pushed for the support of the lgbtq+ community. The bishop also backs a synodal church, and most recently his archdiocese dedicated a memorial at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside for lives lost by suicide. This kind of memorial, called "At Peace," is first in the Catholic Church. But is this Catholic teaching about life and death? More about this question later. Here's the archdiocesan announcement: Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host a prayer service and dedication of the “At Peace” memorial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside on Friday, June 26 at 1 p.m. for surviving families and loves ones affected by suicide. The memorial will honor the lives lost to suicide and offer a sacred space for prayer and remembrance. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the first Catholic archdiocese in the United States to create a memorial in a Catholic cemetery for survivors and lives lost to suicide. “This shrine stands …