Death Penalty

Death Penalty Promotes Culture of Life

DVRodriguez2021-10-31T07:21:06-04:00

October is respect life month. Many priests will rightly preach against abortion and euthanasia. But now some will speak against capital punishment. Their error largely stems from an 'enlightenment' rejection of the supernatural, from misunderstanding the nature of punishment, and even from rejecting the existence of hell. Capital punishment actually promotes the Culture of Life! A just execution is an act of obedience to the 5th Commandment, for its purpose is to foster and promote human life. The Church has always accept the use of the death penalty - in fact, it is biblical. This teaching can never be changed.

Catholic Truth on Death Penalty

2025-10-21T11:14:18-04:00

St. Peter Claver frequently aided those who were condemned to death by the state. Today many are claiming that 'Church doctrine' on this matter can change. This is false. It is a settled point of doctrine taught in Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and Church Magisterium. Such teaching can never change or be contradicted. Let us examine some of the reasons behind the modernist error being promoted today and dispel them with the truth of Jesus Christ.