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The Pope’s remarks on capital punishment need to be clarified
October 15, 2017
No Pope can overturn the Church's teaching that the death penalty is legitimate. So Francis's comments were puzzling
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October 13, 2017
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Pope Francis: revise catechism to show death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
October 12, 2017
The Church's position on the death penalty is one example of how Church teaching is not static, the Pope said
Let’s be honest: Catholic teaching doesn’t always forbid the death penalty
May 16, 2017
Most of the great theologians have defended the principle of capital punishment. We're in danger of forgetting why
US bishops sign pledge to end death penalty
May 10, 2017
'The death penalty represents a failure of our society to fulfil the demands of human dignity,' the Catholic Mobilizing Network said
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May 09, 2017
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The campaigning reporter who helped end the death penalty
May 02, 2017
Ludovic Kennedy helped change the law, but a new book reveals he had a significant blind spot
Virginia bishops praise governor for commuting death sentence
April 24, 2017
The bishops said they have a 'profound respect for the sanctity of every human life'
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