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Catholic Education Resource Center: Search ResultsYour search returned... 0 Categories 4 LinksLinksOpposition to the Death Penalty - Ralph McInernyWhen I gingerly introduced the subject of Hell, those who had spontaneously rejected capital punishment and then had some second thoughts about life imprisonment when looked at in itself and not as an alternative to the death penalty seemed inclined toward a creative interpretation of eternal punishment. Read more... Is the Death Penalty Wrong? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSA few weeks ago you wrote about the "pro-choice argument" and how human life is sacred. Yet, I discovered that the Catechism permits capital punishment. That seems to be a contradiction. What do you think? Read more... Catholicism & Capital Punishment - Avery Cardinal DullesAfter providing a survey of the complex question of capital punishment Cardinal Dulles writes that: "The Pope and the bishops, using their prudential judgment, have concluded that in contemporary society, at least in countries like our own, the death penalty ought not to be invoked, because, on balance, it does more harm than good." Read more... Feminists for Life Reveal Prominent Pro-Life Women - Joshua MercerCelebrities exert a considerable amount of influence in American life today. Their support or opposition can make a big difference to any social crusade. Now a small, but growing, number of celebrities have begun to step forward to proclaim their opposition to both abortion and the death penalty. Read more... |
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