Pope Francis’ recent statement that the death penalty is incompatible with the Gospel focused less on a government’s role in protecting its people and more on the need to defend the sacredness and dignity of every human life.
Pope’s pro-life challenge: Respect all life, oppose death penalty
Death penalty is ‘contrary to the Gospel,’ pope says
Pope Francis states capitol punishment “”heavily wounds human dignity” and is an “inhuman measure” as he marks the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. 11.
Anti-death penalty activist says she wrestled with issue and ‘God won’
With the launching of the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty sponsored by Catholic Mobilizing Network, an anti-death penalty advocate feels it will give the Catholic community a way to one-day end the death penalty.
Bishops among first signatories to pledge to end death penalty
A pledge campaign to end to capital punishment that took root in January with the Catholic Mobilizing Network was signed by bishops at the U.S. bishops’ headquarters building May 9.