Do Goombahs Go To Hell or Purgatory?
Tony believed the gang were soldiers, not mere murderers or criminals, and were not destined for hell:
"We're soldiers. Soldiers don’t go to hell. It’s war. Soldiers kill other soldiers. We’re in a situation where everyone involved knows the stakes and if you are going to accept those stakes, you’ve got to do certain things. It’s business."
Paulie also didn't believe they were destined for hell. He was convinced they went to purgatory. He told Christoper:
"You add up all your mortal sins and multiply that number by 50. Then you add up all your venial sins and multiply that by 25. You add that together and that's your sentence. I figure I'm gonna have to do 6,000 years before I get accepted into heaven and 6,000 years is nothin' in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head."
Some Satanic black magic "queers" tried to tell him he was being followed by ghosts, 23 years of donations to the local parish was supposed to protect him. So he did believe the ghosts of the dead followed him.
Christopher on the other hand believed he did go to hell. The mobsters sit around playing cards in old mob style suits. A big Irish goon was the bouncer. His father sat playing cards and loses every hand. At the end of the night everyone gets whacked and it's painful.
So can I get a ruling on this?