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Old 12-21-2012, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
It may go back to the concept of suicide being a mortal sin for some Catholics and to the rigid teachings of Rome. Not that I agree with that at all but it was an insight my non practicing Catholic wife floated as I was talking with her about this thread. Maybe Whell is a devout Catholic?
Funny, I have always thought of suicide as the utmost criticism of society -your world sucks so badly I cannot abide it any longer. My first marriage had corroded so badly I seriously contemplated flooring the pedal and pointing the car at a bridge abutment.
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