TIL that in 1740, Christina Johansdotter, a suicidal Swedish woman, exploited a loophole in dogmas. Suicide leading to Hell and infanticides being punishable by death, she decided to kill a child since repenting for a crime granted forgiveness, thus leading her to Heaven after her execution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Johansdotter



Submitted April 15, 2015 at 07:58AM by piponwa http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32n1ex/til_that_in_1740_christina_johansdotter_a/