Thursday, August 2, 2018

Pope Revises Cath. Catechism on Death Penalty; Declares Gospel Conveys It's "Inadmissable" Act

Pope Francis has revised the teaching on the death penalty in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, declaring that "in the light of the Gospel" the death penalty "is inadmissable because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person," the America Magazine website reports today (August 2, 2018).

The Vatican announced this new teaching today.

Although the death penalty -- following a fair trial -- was long considered an appropriate response to certain serious crimes, today there is an awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after that person has committed a serious crime.

Moreover, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens.

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