tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post3178244562409691626..comments2023-10-26T04:49:17.512-07:00Comments on Perpetua of Carthage: Guns for Protection and "Adult Melancholy"Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632860530530786486noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post-36395297344456714132008-05-03T12:32:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:32:00.000-07:00In the Catholic understanding of things, suicide i...In the Catholic understanding of things, suicide is typically seen as a mortal sin and one that is unforgiveable. I stray from orthodox Catholic dogma on this to the extent that I think that only God knows the state of any given soul.<BR/><BR/>But the damage suicide does to a family is profound. As a Christian, I'm finding forgiving someone who has committed suicide very difficult.<BR/><BR/>On the lighter topic of guns: In the US we use guns to commit suicide because guns are available. The Japanese have no access to guns, yet kill themselves at a much higher rate than we do. In the two suicides that I have personal knowledge of, I don't think restricting access to firearms would have helped. I wish there were such a simple solution.mousestalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640977915382623244noreply@blogger.com