... . * 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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