tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post2813311600063888936..comments2024-02-25T12:22:59.842-06:00Comments on A Catholic Citizen in America: The Catholic Church Won't Even Let People Kill ThemselvesBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post-57897360859272139672009-03-25T22:09:00.000-05:002009-03-25T22:09:00.000-05:00askcherlock, My pleasure. I am very sorry to hear ...askcherlock, <BR/><BR/>My pleasure. I am very sorry to hear that you had that experience. You, your brother, and your family, have gone through a very hard time. And, possibly, still are. <BR/><BR/>I was diagnosed with major depression recently, and am no on medication. Thank God, I was able to deal with suicidal impulses. I can understand, from the inside, how someone might not. <BR/><BR/>Priests are human beings - and they sometimes don't have a complete understanding of what the Church teaches. Neither do I, for that matter. <BR/><BR/>I hope - and pray - that you and your family will get the comfort and help you need, and that you will meet your brother in Paradise. While my wife and I were at it, I asked the same for my family. <BR/><BR/>Hope to see you there - but not too soon.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456971920210651577.post-48762273453390921402009-03-19T00:30:00.000-05:002009-03-19T00:30:00.000-05:00As a Catholic I do have a difficult time with this...As a Catholic I do have a difficult time with this precept on suicide. My brother, who suffered desperately from depression for most of his life, made his suicide a fete accompli on his fifth attempt. He truly loved the Church, but I had a very difficult time finding a priest to even attend his wake and say a prayer. My brother was too tender for this world. Judged in life for having depression; judged upon his death after suicide. I still believe he will be forgiven. Thanks for bringing awareness of this issue to the fore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com