Jean-Pierre is the father of Stéphane, who was murdered at the Bataclan on November 13, 2015. On the 31st day of the trial which opened last year, he ended his testimony by declaring about the defendants:
"I did not of hatred, but I don't have the strength to forgive them, I hope that God will forgive them and forgive us for not forgiving”
, reported
Charlie Hebdo.
But why would this forgiveness be necessary?
Is it only conceivable when one has been the victim, or one of his relatives, of a terrorist attack, of incest or child abuse, acts high on the scale of criminal repression and 'atrocity?
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“This term of forgiveness, which has a religious foundation, does not belong to the field of psychology
, specifies Carole Damiani, doctor in psychology and director of the association Paris Aide aux victims.
Psychologists speak rather of repair.
But some victims spontaneously approach the question of forgiveness in consultation.
In this case, we are trying to find out…
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