duckncover
Most people seem to believe that Joan of Arc's faith was sincere and that her visions of Saints Catherine, Micheal and Margaret were genuine.
Joan of Arc
Different theories about Joan of Arc's faith
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crazyman2
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The only source of evidence about her visions is the trial transcript in which she refuses to answer every question.
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tjared
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Recently scholars have attributed her visions to illnesses such as epilepsy or tuberculosis.
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Romaster
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Some think she may have been schizophrenic.
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samsonfu
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But whether she had mental illnesses or not is still controversial. There is no historical record support that she had mental illnesses. Scholar like Ralph Hoffman indicated that the vision or voice didn't mean to illness.