Pope calls for abolition of death penalty

fine re: death penalty. life sentences opposition just means he doesn't really care about justice.

Funny... I don't remember in any of the Gospels when one of the thieves asked for (and obtained) Jesus' forgiveness that Jesus turned to the centurions and said "he's been forgiven, you can let him down now."

Sort of agree on both points.

I will say this though, there are people that should NEVER see the outside of a prison.

What I'd replace the death penalty with is hard labor.

If you can kill someone, you can work the rest of your life banging bricks or some other bullshite that kills you slowly.

Sounds a lot like most Popes.

This isn't a new Catholic stance, is it? It's been a major conflict in my Faith for a while.

The death penalty is good for people whose values are stuck in the year 1400.

It's just porn for people who want to feel like they are part of killing someone.

I'm for the death penalty, especially for anyone that is convicted of molesting children in any capacity.

This is a subject that I gave deep thought to for months when I worked in Homicide.

I believe my beliefs are pretty consistent with The Church. I don't believe the death penalty is needed in LA because we have a life sentence without benefit of probation/parole. However, I can certainly see how it could be justified in a state that has a sentence of 20 years to life, and parole is always an option. There are people who should never be allowed back into society.

I was glad when Hillar Moore instituted the "Contract for Life". Which is basically a contract defendants sign in order to avoid the death penalty. They plead guilty to 1st degree murder, no appeals and go straight to Angola. I believe it can save the family of the victim a lot of grief by avoiding all of the appeals.