Exaggeration for Effect
Lady Astor: "Mr. Churchill, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee."
Winston Churchill: "Lady Astor, if I were your husband, I'd drink it."
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Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of. (Catholic Catechism Par. 2280)
If suicide is committed with the intention of seting an example, especially to the young, it also takes on the gravity of scandal. Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law. Grave psychological distrubances, anguish, or the grave fear of hardship, suffereing, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. (CAtholic Catechism Par. 2282)
Winston Churchill: "Lady Astor, if I were your husband, I'd drink it."
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Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of. (Catholic Catechism Par. 2280)
If suicide is committed with the intention of seting an example, especially to the young, it also takes on the gravity of scandal. Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law. Grave psychological distrubances, anguish, or the grave fear of hardship, suffereing, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. (CAtholic Catechism Par. 2282)
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