Attitudes of representatives of the contemporary clergy of the Catholic Church towards the phenomenon of suicide in Poland: research report
Attitudes of representatives of the contemporary clergy of the Catholic Church towards the phenomenon of suicide in Poland: research report

Summary/Abstract: Since St. Augustine declared that suicide is the worst sin and an act of defi-ance against God’s will, there have been debates among Christian leaders about imposingpenalties on suicides and their families. The influence of the Church on society has re-sulted in centuries of stigmatisation of people in suicidal crises. Only the development ofpsychological sciences brought about changes in thinking, ultimately leading to destig-matisation. In this article, I have summarised my own research conducted on Catholicclergy concerning contemporary attitudes towards suicide and their willingness to pro-vide support to people in suicidal crises. In the last chapter, I present proposals for pre-ventive support involving the Catholic Church, which arose from the clergy’s statements.

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