US Bishops Choose to Protect Criminals Over the Preborn
For Immediate Release Brown: “What is it that inspires the USCCB to give a criminal facing the death penalty greater status than the innocent baby…
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Pope Francis and the Death Penalty: Another Dose of Confusion
By Philip F. Lawler Once again Pope Francis has given the world reason to believe that the teachings of the Catholic Church can and will…
Abortion and Capital Punishment: Is Catholic Teaching Inconsistent?
A few years ago, the National Catholic Reporter published a commentary under the title “Status of Abortion, Death Penalty in Catholic Teaching Makes Little Sense.”
The Tenth Anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s Death Penalty
By Mark Mostert
In Florida, persons condemned to death have a choice of how their death sentence will be carried out.
The Death Penalty Is ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment,’ but You Can Starve Patients to Death
By Bobby Schindler
Recently, the United States Supreme Court announced it would review the procedure for lethal injection used for death row inmates across the nation and whether or not that procedure is unconstitutional.
The Death Penalty and Justice for All
The skewed view of injustice in our country should make everyone take a step back and look hard at what it truly means to value the dignity of each and every human being. Yet we don’t see an outcry when innocent babies are aborted each and every second of the day. Babies cannot speak for themselves, so it is up to us to speak for them. True injustice lies in the silence.
To Kill or Not to Kill: It All Depends
Nearly two years ago, the European Union voted to ban export to the United States of lethal injection drugs used for the execution of prisoners on death row.
The ‘National Catholic Reporter,’ Capital Punishment, and ‘Bundle of Cells’
By Mark Pickup
The U.S. based National Catholic Reporter recently published a commentary under the title “Status of Abortion, Death Penalty in Catholic Teaching Makes Little Sense.
OBL v. APB–Murderer v. Murdered
Newscasters have been focused on a man they refer to as OBL—Osama bin Laden. Whether it’s spelled Osama or Usama, the fixation on this notorious terrorist since his death has been incessant.
The Death Penalty: A Play on Words
According to a May 2 Washington Post report authored by Rob Stein, there’s something fuzzy in the thinking of the policy makers at the American Board of Anesthesiology.