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Nancy Stone's avatar

Follow Catholic Mobilizing Network and learn about the death penalty and human dignity. Read books by Sr Helen Prejean. She talked to Pope Francis and he changed the Church’s position on the death penalty after her visit. Jesus followed his Father’s will and was crucified for us. The death penalty is murder.

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Marianne Neave's avatar

I expect that the late Pope Francis, and current church leaders, are a more reliable source of guidance on the church's teachings than Michael Knowles.

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mike g's avatar

JP2 converted me on the death penalty 25 years ago, when I read his Evangelism Vitae. It's worth a read, especially for those folks who think it's just a Francis teaching

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Leslee Petersen's avatar

Are they really Christians? It’s as if they want to take Jesus out of Christianity.

Why quote Paul when we have the words of Jesus?

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Patricia's avatar

Glad to see this post. Christ would not approve killing for any reason. "He who is without sin, cast the first stone."

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letterwriter's avatar

Is this the crowd that rejects Vatican 2? I was reading an argument from that corner--by about 10-15 minutes in, the author was making their case for theocracy and an inquisition.

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C Logan's avatar

The young man responsible for this murder seems, in videos of him walking to the campus debate, to shuffle / stumble / occasionally lurch which looks like he is being continually bombarded by Radio Frequency (RF) waves (ie he has been specifically targeted because he has access to guns, their plan: to drive to distraction and set him up as behaving oddly ...manifesting concerning mental health symptoms. Of course the people behind his torture/ manipulation want him executed because then no one will ever know this happened. Someone with military communications expertise needs to covertly monitor Robinson (and the President because his symptoms also match .. the regime behind Canks are setting up for his demise according to their own schedule) for anomalous and high amounts of RF. These attacks use Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) utilising drones / satellites / some form of tracking mechanism (the target's EEG, microchip). I am, sadly, very familiar with this type of cyber torture because I am experiencing it. But, luckily, am a very stubborn older woman who could never be tortured into killing another human. This cyber torture is inhuman and I believe the intention is to use it on homeless people and other vulnerable people who live alone and are known to oppose this authoritarian regime. It is extremely effective at presenting the targeted individuals as mentally unwell.

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