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DEATH
PENALTY GOSPEL OF LIFE, #56 both in the Church and in civil society, to demand that it (death penalty) be applied in a very limited way or even that it be abolished completely ... the nature and extent of the punishment must be carefully evaluated and decided upon, and ought not go to the extreme of executing the offender except in cases of absolute necessity: in other words when it would not be possible to defend society. Today however, as a result of steady improvements in the organization of the penal system, such cases are very rare, if not practically nonexistent." Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2267...If bloodless means are sufficient to defend human lives against an aggressor and to protect public order and the safety of persons, public authority must limit itself to such means, because they better correspond to the concrete conditions of the common good and are in conformity to the dignity of the human person. Cardinal Bernardin, May 14, 1985...When human life is considered cheap or easily expendable in one area, eventually nothing is held as sacred and all lives are in jeopardy. United States Council of Catholic Bishops, July 27, 2001..."Everyone is made in the image and likeness of God and deserves a basic level of respect should we not afford someone on death row every chance to make their peace with God before having to face Him in judgment?" Web Sites with information on the Death Penalty:
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