create own FatalErrorException and use

I'm not sure if this is the **best** solution to this problem, but it should be at least **functional** until a better solution can be found.

refs #1980

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Bug fix?      | no
| New feature?  | no
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
| Fixed tickets | -
| Refs tickets  | #1980 
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        | -