A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Topic: death penalty
The case of Adolf Eichmann shows that the death penalty can be just
Posted on Thursday, 7 April 2011
His crimes were of the gravest nature; his life was an affront to the families of those who died in the Holocaust
Cardinal defends release of Lockerbie bomber
Posted on Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Cardinal Keith O’Brien criticises American ‘culture of vengeance’ after calls for Scottish leaders to appear at Senate hearing
The Holy Father is clearly opposed to the death penalty; but why doesn’t the Church oppose it as unequivocally as abortion and euthanasia?
It’s a real question: I simply don’t understand