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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Cruz Disagrees With Pope: The Death Penalty Recognizes 'Preciousness' Of Life
Republican presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Politico Thursday that he disagreed with Pope Francis that the death penalty should en... Read more
Before Pope Francis calls for political leaders to abolish the death penalty via their secular laws, he should first abolish it within his very own sacred traditions since the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2266 allows for it, “Preserving the common good of society requires rendering the aggressor unable to inflict harm. For this reason the traditional teaching of the Church has acknowledged as well-founded the right and duty of legitimate public authority to punish malefactors by means of penalties commensurate with the gravity of the crime, NOT EXCLUDING, IN CASE OF EXTREME GRAVITY, THE DEATH PENALTY. For analogous reasons those holding authority have the right to repel by armed force aggressors against the community in their charge.”
Before Pope Francis calls for political leaders to abolish the death penalty via their secular laws, he should first abolish it within his very own sacred traditions since the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2266 allows for it, “Preserving the common good of society requires rendering the aggressor unable to inflict harm. For this reason the traditional teaching of the Church has acknowledged as well-founded the right and duty of legitimate public authority to punish malefactors by means of penalties commensurate with the gravity of the crime, NOT EXCLUDING, IN CASE OF EXTREME GRAVITY, THE DEATH PENALTY. For analogous reasons those holding authority have the right to repel by armed force aggressors against the community in their charge.”
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