... it does to keep the prisoner alive in jail. I also do not believe in capital punishment because sometimes in cases they find the person to be guilty on behalf of the evidence that they find from the prisoners previous years and they believe that if someone does it once then they are liable to do it again ... we killed an innocent person. I believe that other should accept this as well because no matter how much we want revenge on someone for their wrongdoings, we have to let natural cause and higher power take that role. No man should kill another man no matter what. The bible is someth...

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... . * It would emphasize that the best means for promoting a just society are intelligence and compassion, not power and vengeance.(Click here for full text of US bishops' 1980 Statement on Capital Punishment) "It is time to abandon the death penalty -- not just because of what it does ... me proud of my Catholicism. Furthermore, I feel that the abolition of capital punishment in one country does not mean Catholics can then rest on their laurels while there are countries that still practice it elsewhere. I therefore offer you my wholehearted support in this important cause. - Christian Gr...

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