Catholics and the death penalty: a Protestant view Barton Swaim, Weekly Standard Monday, August 20, 2018 Pope Francis hasn’t done the Church any favors by ruling capital punishment “inadmissible.” After all, it is warranted in the Bible, and nearly all the fathers and doctors of the Church accepted its validity. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Catholics and the death penalty: a Protestant view
Barton Swaim, Weekly Standard
Monday, August 20, 2018
Pope Francis hasn’t done the Church any favors by ruling capital punishment “inadmissible.” After all, it is warranted in the Bible, and nearly all the fathers and doctors of the Church accepted its validity.