Is The Pope Right That The Death Penalty Is Against The Gospel?
7:27 PM 08/06/2018
Bruce Ashford | Provost, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Pope Francis has officially declared that the death penalty is “inadmissible” in all cases because it is “an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.”
The Pope’s ruling changes the Roman Catholic Church’s official teaching which previously allowed for executions in instances where they are “the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.”
The move comes as no surprise, as the Pope made headlines in October by arguing that the death penalty is “contrary to the gospel.” In that speech, reasoned that capital punishment undercuts human dignity, removes God’s prerogative to determine who lives and who dies, and closes off the Church’s ability to bring the offender to faith.
What should we say to Pope Francis’ declaration? We should say “yes” and “no,” but mostly “no.”
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READ MORE: http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/06/pope-death-penalty-against-gospel/
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But no, the death penalty, when properly applied, does not undermine those Christian teachings.
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