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Can you be Christian and support the death penalty?

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
Pope Francis said the death penalty, can never be sanctioned because it 'attacks' the inherent dignity of all humans.AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file

Pope Francis has declared the death penalty “inadmissible.” This means that the death penalty should not be used in any circumstance. It also alters the Catholic Catechism, a compendium of...

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