Death of priest ruled a suicide

PRINGFIELD — The death of a Roman Catholic priest in Springfield has been ruled a suicide.

Police said Monday that the Rev. Paul Archambault died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body was found Sunday at the Sacred Heart rectory.

Archambault said Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s church in Hampden, and was scheduled to return there Sunday. When he did not arrive, parish members contacted Sacred Heart Police say there was no note.

A spokesman for the Diocese of Springfield says Archambault was last publicly seen early Saturday night at Baystate Medical Center where he served as chaplain.

Diocese spokesman Mark Dupont described the 42-year-old Archambault as a "gifted young priest," and said Bishop Timothy McDonnell was "tremendously saddened" by his death.

He was ordained in 2005.

What We Need to Know About Depression When Self-inflicted Death ...

Some of the questions certain to be raised when the death of a Christian appears to be self-inflected are whether or not it constitutes a sin and what are the consequences in this world and the next. I will leave this dialogue to the theologians with one word of caution: Anyone who claims to understand fully the mind of God is providing evidence of his or her own spiritual immaturity. And the psychologist who claims to understand the human mind is providing evidence for the limits of his/her own.

The following are the perspectives of a Christian who seeks to integrate the best of theology and psychology in the practice of psychotherapy. The following statements represent my perspective of issues people need to consider when self-inflected death is suspected:

Not every death that looks like a suicide is, even when the best of forensics are available. Due to the disabling power of depression not everyone who chooses to end one’s life (a) knows he/she is doing so, or (b) understands the impact of his/her death on others. The same condition that leads them to irrationally attempt to end life when there are alternatives denies this person the capacity to fully grasp the finality of the attempt or the pain others suffer from this decision. There are cases when one is attempting to punish someone/s, but even then there is an irrational willingness to die to accomplish this goal. Depression is a complex condition impacting one’s thoughts, behaviors, body chemistry and relationships. Amazingly it usually responds well to treatment, but not always. Mood Disorders are divided into two major categories, Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders, each of these are subdivided into many types and combinations of symptoms. A careful assessment is needed to separate out depressive symptoms in order to address them effectively. There is no such thing as a “non-chemical” depression. Components of depression are measurable in a laboratory. The biochemical dimensions of depression have predictable implications for the body, the brain and even the quality of relationships. Healthy cognitive processes (thinking) are dependent on healthy chemistry of the body and brain. Even in “situational” depression the brain chemistry is altered. Some studies have shown that the brain is permanently altered by traumatic events.

If it ain't life or death IT AINT THAT SERIOUS. Stress is pain that's self-inflicted.

of course. But drugs are so self inflicted and everyone knows it leads to death.

A coroner is the one that would list the cause of death. If he says it's by self-inflicted gunshot wound then why?

Drank last night even though I really wasn't meant too and know feel like death :( self inflicted

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