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Pope Francis Changes Catechism - Declares Death Penalty 'Inadmissible'

In a decree, Pope Francis has replaced the previous version of number 2267 of the Catechism to read:

The death penalty
2267. Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good.
Today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. In addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. Lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption.

Consequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”,[1] and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide.

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[1] Francis, Address to Participants in the Meeting organized by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, 11 October 2017: L’Osservatore Romano, 13 October 2017, 5.
Magorzatamaria
Hmm..., it's lawful, though tragic,to kill in defense. The mahomedans were attacked and some killed,in defense of Christendom,ie: Lepanto, Vienna...but to kill the prisoners..in well guarded security prisons...?why?
HerzMariae
When he heard that the cruel dictator, Nicolae Ceaucescu and his equally cruel wife were executed, a younger Jorge Bergoglio wept and exclaimed: 'One day, I'm going to make this kind of thing completely inadmissible.'
Don Reto Nay
I am against the execution of the death penalty, but it is impossible to deny that in itself it is legitimate. Francis continues undermining his papacy.
Joseph a' Christian
False Francis is the death penalty.
Lisi Sterndorfer
This is just the start. If Francis did this with capital punishment, it’s only a matter of time before he similarly “develops” doctrine on abortion, marriage, homosexuality, contraception.
Seidenspinner
Jesus never spoke to the two thieves on either side of Him about the injustices they were receiving, even as one thief admonished the other as to their just punishment.
DefendTruth
Pope Francis has far exceeded his authority. He should guard the doctrine that was received from the Apostles, not alter it according to his opinions.
De Profundis
The Catechism is becoming a lobbying tool to modify laws.
Tesa
This means: Pope Francis' personal opinion is becoming new and unprecedented teaching of the Church.