re: Pope calls for abolition of death penalty

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This is straight from the Catholic Catechism.


The pope has the authority to change teachings in the cathechism. Only thing he can't change is teaching found in divine revelation. Like Jesus is God, 10 Commandments etc.

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I know that but how often does the Church change something like this? One thing I recommend to people who hear the media state something about a Pope's comments (Ex. Homosexuals) is just look up that subject in an online Catholic Catechism (that is searchable for your convenience). It will tell you exactly where the Pope is coming from rather than some media type's interpretation that the Church is changing.