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Another fine show. One would think that your guest as an etiquette expert would choose a more appropriate-for-all-ages book title.
“All true pro-lifers oppose the death penalty.” Michael usually says some less than thoughtful things, but this one takes the cake. I guess God and the Catholic Church (see Romans chapter 13 and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, not to mention statements from Pope Benedict/Joseph Ratzinger and pretty much all the Church Fathers and other important historical theologians) and all us other Christians who believe capital punishment is legitimate aren’t true pro-lifers. Time to turn off this podcast.
2267 Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a5.htm
I didn’t say “Catholics,” I said “pro-life.” Plenty of pro-death Catholics in the world (alas) and pro-birth-control ones, too. If you choose to kill someone you don’t have to, you aren’t “pro-life.”