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Have there been Saints who Died by their own Hand?

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a) In recent times, because of the omnifarious social crisis and in the face of failures, disenchantment, insurmountable economic problems and despair, there have been many cases of suicide. This phenomenon, which is often ignored, has been interpreted in a number of ways. In sociological thought, Emile Durkheim makes early mention of ‘anomic suicide’. b) ‘Anomic suicide’ is observed in societies where social cohesion has broken down either because of prosperity or, alternatively, because of an acute economic crisis. On the other hand, ‘in times of great dangers and threats, the cohesion of the members of society increases and the percentage of suicides is limited. In such instances, the anomy of society diminishes or disappears and cohesion is restored’ (George Mantzaridis). Saint Domnini c) ...

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We’d turn our eyes away (Saint John of Kronstadt)

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God sees what each of us has in our soul, what our heart’s been attached to over the greater part of our life. If the Lord had given us the ability to read the depths of the human heart then we would certainly avert our eyes in horror from the huge number of sins and transgressions we’d see.

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