U.S. Catholic bishops taking on death penalty

etherealtruth

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Tue Mar-22-05 07:13 AM
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U.S. Catholic bishops taking on death penalty

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/21/news/punish.html

The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States on Monday
started what they are calling a major campaign to end the use
of the death penalty.

"The use of the death penalty ought to be abandoned
because we have other alternative ways to protect
society," McCarrick said in Washington. McCarrick said
the Catholic campaign fit into the church's general ideology
of respect for life, Reuters reported. "We cannot teach
that killing is wrong by killing," he said. "This
campaign brings together our social ...

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Cuban_Liberal

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Tue Mar-22-05 08:10 AM
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1. Great minds must think alike!

I just posted this in GD!

:D

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etherealtruth

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Tue Mar-22-05 08:22 AM
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2. I saw that...

I have never done this before (starting a thread).
How did I mess it up?

This is a really important issue for our church and for our country!

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AFSCME girl

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Tue Mar-22-05 08:57 AM
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3. Hi etherealtruth!

Did you cut and paste the link? It doesn't look like the link is "clickable". :hi:

Love,
AFSCME girl

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ElectroPrincess

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Wed Mar-23-05 01:03 PM
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4. This is good news for me as a practicing Catholic - "Respect for Life"

Even when it may be challenging to one's more base emotions toward revenge and retribution.

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