So when will Republicans Invite the Pope to stop by again?

[Fanatical Meat]

Pope declares death penalty inadmissible, changing Church's stance

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/europe/pope-death-penalty-intl/index.html

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Hey look, the church is pro life after all.

 

[dainthomas]

Hey look, the church is pro life after all.

The Catholic church has been anti-death penalty for as long as I can remember. Evangelical churches, I'm not really sure.

 

[UNCjigga]

If they keep wringing their hands long enough, eventually the Church will get all the blood off.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

The Catholic church has been anti-death penalty for as long as I can remember. Evangelical churches, I'm not really sure.

Nope.

The church previously viewed the death penalty, carried out by a legitimate authority after a fair trial, as an “appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good”, according to a Vatican statement.

 

[dainthomas]

Nope.

I think that's just formalizing a view held by most Catholics for a while. At least the ones I know.

The church has never been accused of being nimble when reacting to changing social conditions.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Perhaps the church has finally recognized that humans are fallible and sometimes judges and juries make mistakes when judging the guilt of their fellow man?

 

[ivwshane]

I'm not religious but this particular pope would not turn me off from being religious. If he can clean up the church and its predatory behavior with children, I'd nominate him for sainthood!

 

[jackstar7]

I'm not religious but this particular pope would not turn me off from being religious. If he can clean up the church and its predatory behavior with children, I'd nominate him for sainthood!

You can't expect miracles...

 

[BurnItDwn]

You can't expect miracles...

Technically, miracles is the main selling point of most religions.

 

[jackstar7]

Technically, miracles is the main selling point of most religions.

Also required for sainthood...

(hence my joke)

 

[BurnItDwn]

you "whoosh"'' past me

 

[darkswordsman17]

The thing is, though, isn't he not very well liked by the Catholic power structure? Didn't he also say similar on other topics when other higher ups have said they don't agree with that view (although much of that they weren't willing to do openly). I think the view of him by average Catholics is pretty split.

I think that's just formalizing a view held by most Catholics for a while. At least the ones I know.

The church has never been accused of being nimble when reacting to changing social conditions.

You know very different Catholics than I. Many of the ones I know are fine with the death penalty and actually are ones that wouldn't mind expanding it as a crime deterrent ("a bullet would sure save a lot of money compared to feeding and housing someone in prison").