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Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. [1]
Salvifici doloris ("redemptive suffering") is a February 1984 Apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II. Its theme was suffering in general in the light of the cross and salvific or redemptive suffering in particular. It was issued in connection with the 1983 Holy Jubilee Year of Redemption.
The concept of a victim soul is an unofficial belief derived from interpretations of the Catholic Church teachings on redemptive suffering.A person believes himself or is considered by others to be chosen by God to suffer more than most, accepting this condition based on the example of Christ's own Passion.
Pope John Paul II stated, "Each man, in his sufferings, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ". [2] (cf. Colossians 1:24) Like an indulgence, redemptive suffering does not gain the individual forgiveness for their sin; forgiveness results from God's grace, freely given through Christ, which cannot be earned. (see Romans ...
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In law, suffering is used for punishment (see penal law); victims may refer to what legal texts call "pain and suffering" to get compensation; lawyers may use a victim's suffering as an argument against the accused; an accused's or defendant's suffering may be an argument in their favor; authorities at times use light or heavy torture in order ...
A failure to take reasonable measures to relieve the suffering of those in pain may be seen as failure to protect against inhumane and degrading treatment under Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [56] The right to adequate palliative care has been affirmed by the US Supreme Court in two cases, Vacco v. Quill and Washington v.