2007-10-02 04:17:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bingo. Good one.
2007-10-03 00:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church teaches against torture and is actively trying to stop torture:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity.
Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2004: Pope: Torture is 'intolerable' violation of human rights: http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/0702/torture.htm and http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=30476
Pope Benedict XVI on December 13, 2005: Pope says torture shouldn't be used against terror: http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2005-12-13-pope_x.htm and http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_051213torture.shtml
US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Urge Senate and House Conferees to Reject Torture: http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/international/landminestorture.shtml
For more information, see Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2297: http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2297
With love in Christ.
2007-10-05 23:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the bible said it was so... then in a later chapter disagreed with itself... Christians would ask their preacher his opinion... he would decide which way would make the church more money, respond accordingly... and that would be the new "law of god."
2007-10-04 18:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by Win Noble 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋