Thought of the Day



Saturday, 14 February 2009

Suicide

If someone attempts suicide (say this person is obviously mentally ill) must they confess this?

The Catechism says: CCC 2352 "To form an equitable judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action, one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety, or other psychological or social factors that lessen or even extenuate moral culpability."

I am also wondering if the mentally ill might be more susceptible to being under spiritual attack? If a suicide attempt was made would it be beneficial for that person to be exorcised?

I will be praying my Rosary this week for those who are burdened by thoughts of suicide or who are recovering from an attempt. I will also pray for those who succeeded and those who survived them.


Forgiven



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Healed

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