The Vatican came out and said that hanging Saddam Hussein was 'punishing a crime with a crime'
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20707879-1702,00.html?from=public_rss
Since when has the Catholics been anti-death penalty? Is he just trying to appease the Muslim community?
2006-11-05 10:24:17 · 5 answers · asked by Miss Vicki 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The US is the only first world country that still has the death penalty. I knew that!
2006-11-05 10:26:41 · update #1
The Catholic church had killed a great many people through toirture in the past because they didn't or wouldn't convert. I don't think that the Catholic church was *always* against the death penalty.
2006-11-05 11:23:45 · update #2
look this should only be taken as an opinion of some Catholics in the Vatican,it is not a dogmatic statement, everyone is entitled to an opinion.
2006-11-05 10:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when has the Catholics been anti-death penalty? I'm assuming you're an American. Have a look around. Whenever someone is executed in the States, you'll always find anti-death penalty protesters sitting vigil. And who will you find amongst them? Catholics, Catholic nuns, and Catholics priests.
The Catholic Church has ALWAYS been against capital punishment.
"Unfortunately, Iraq is one of the few countries that have not yet made the civilised choice of abolishing the death penalty," (quote from your article). What does that say about the USA?
2006-11-05 10:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by sirtitus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church has been anti death penalty since I can remember, something to do with the sanctity of life.
Pop quiz, which is the only first world country to use the death penalty?
2006-11-05 10:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pope Pius shown us just how close Vatican and Dictators can get.
2006-11-05 10:26:46 · answer #4 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ever since they lost the right to kill people.
2006-11-05 10:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by tammidee10 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋