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"Abolition of the death penalty is most consonant with the example of Jesus, who both taught and practiced the forgiveness of injustice." US Bishops, Statement on Capital Punishment, art. 13
CATHOLIC STATEMENTS 1972 Statement On Capital Punishment Bishops of Florida 1973 Statement of Bishop Joseph Green of Reno 1976 A Florida Bishop Speaks Against Capital Punishment Bishop Gracida of Pensacola-Tallahassee Feast of St. John the Evangelist Capital Punishment William Cardinal Baum 1977 The Death Penalty Supported Archbishop Francis J. Furey of San Antonio 1980 Statement on Capital Punishment U.S. Catholic Bishops Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice U.S. Catholic Bishops' statement 1981 The Montana Catholic Conference on Capital Punishment 1983 Addendum to the Oklahoma Catholic Bishops' Statement on Capital Punishment 1984 Oregon Catholic Bishops' statement 1995 Capital Punishment in Wisconsin By the bishops of Wisconsin Reverence for Life and the Preservation of the Common Good By the bishops of North Dakota Creating New Hearts: Moving from Retributive to Restorative Justice Pastoral letter from the bishops of New Zealand Stories of Violence and Responses to It Statement by Bishop Brunett of Helena, Montana 1996 Church Teaches that All Life is Valuable Statement by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis A Bishop's Statement on Capital Punishment Statement by Bishop Joseph V. Adamec of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania Choose Life: Reflections on the Death PenaltyA Letter from the Kentucky Bishops Affirming Justice and Mercy Ohio Catholic Bishops statement 1997 The True Road to Justice Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver 1998 Iowa Catholic Bishops' Statement on Death Penalty 1999 The Gospel of Life and capital Punishment: A Reflection Piece and Study Guide Statement from the California Catholic Conference A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty Statement of the Administrative Board of the U.S. Catholic Conference The Gospel of Life vs. The Death Penalty Pastoral letter by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap. of Fall River, Massachusetts Abolition of the Death Penalty Intervention by H.E. Archbishop Renato R. Martino, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations before the Third Committee of the 54th Session of the General Assembly 2000 A Witness To Life: The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty Address by Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, to the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 2002 Denver bishops' statement on the death penalty 2006 Pastoral Letter on the Death Penalty By the bishops of Missouri Passim The Vatican, The Holy Father and the Death Penalty Passages dealing with the death penalty Death Penalty Statements by Bishop Kenneth A. Angell of Burlington, VT STATEMENTS FROM OTHER FAITH GROUPS The Death Penalty 1991 statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Perspective on Capital Punishment From the Reformed Church in America American Baptist Resolution on Capital Punishment Adopted in 1958 and 1966, reaffirmed in 1980 and 1982 Resolution on the Death Penalty By the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2003 Reaffirm Opposition to Capital Punishment 1979 resolution of the Episcopal Church Report on Capital Punishment Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1976 Capital Punishment Presbyterian Church (USA) The Death Penalty United Church of Christ The Death Penalty United Methodist Church Capital Punishment Resolution adopted by the CCAR at the 90th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1979 Capital Punishment Marcus Jastrow and S. Mendelsohn in the Jewish Eneyclopedia, 1906 Islam and the Death Penalty Article in William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal by William Schabas, 2000 Buddhism & Capital Punishment Article in The American Journal of Jurisprudence by Damien P. Horigan, 1996 Unitarian Universalists for Alternatives to the Death Penalty ECUMENICAL STATEMENTS Letter to Christians in Florida 1984 document by the leaders of 16 denominations in Florida Statement on Capital Punishment Issued by the Christian Council of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore Georgia Bishops And The Death Penalty 1980 statement by the Catholic bishops of Georgia and the Episcopal bishop of Atlanta Resolution on Capital Punishment By the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, September 7, 1990 Resolution Opposing the Death Penalty Adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the Texas Conference of Churches, February 24, 1998 Death Penalty's Future Rhode Island Religious Leaders, February 19, 1976 ARTICLES AND PAPERS Death Penalty A position paper of the Florida Catholic Conference “Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty The Catholic campaign will work to change the debate and decisions on the use of the death penalty: building a constituency for life, not death; calling on our lawmakers to lead, not follow; to defend life, not take it away An execution in Texas A paper by Bishop Jacques Gaillot Catholicism & Capital Punishment Article in First Things by Avery Cardinal Dulles Parish Resolution Signed on May 24, 1999 by Fr. Raymond C. Holtz, pastor of Mother of God Church, Covington, Ky., and representatives of the Parish Pastoral Council Thomas Aquinas: On Murder Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, Question 64 Helen Prejean, CSJ Author of "Dead Man Walking" Statement by Pax Christi USA Regarding the Death Penalty Catholics Against Capital Punishment CACP was founded in January 1992 to promote greater awareness of Catholic Church teachings that characterize capital punishment as inappropriate and unacceptable in today's world. It does this in three ways: By communicating such teachings to federal and state lawmakers, especially those who are Catholic, urging them to oppose proposed legislation imposing or extending the use of the death penalty and to work for repeal of such laws currently on the books; By encouraging members of the Catholic hierarchy and clergy in the U. S. to speak out more forcefully against capital punishment; By mobilizing the support of the Catholic laity to achieve the above two goals Death Penalty Articles from the magazine Salt of the Earth Stat house: Capital Punishment Statistics from the magazine Salt of the Earth Capital Punishment Paper outlining the issues from a Biblical and Christian perspective by a student at Loyola Marymount University Pro-Life, Anti-Death Penalty? Article in the 1 April 2000 issue of America Mother Teresa and the Death Penalty By Father John Dear, SJ NO to the Death Penalty Resources from the Community of Sant’Egidio Capital Punishment John Willis, Catholic encyclopedia, 1911 Community for a "Dead Man" Article in Sojourners by Joe Nangle, OFM Restorative Justice and the Common Good: Creating a Culture of Forgiveness and Reconciliation Article by Tom Cavanagh, MS in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2000 Retribution and Restoration: The Two Paths Article by Elizabeth Linehan in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2003 Dear Justice Scalia: An Open Letter on Catholic Social Teaching About the Death Penalty from a Catholic Law Professor to a Catholic Supreme Court Justice Article by Bill Quigley in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2003 To Kill or Not to Kill: The Catholic Church and the Problem of the Death Penalty Article by E. Christian Brugger in Blueprint for Social Justice, 2003 The Death Penalty: Why the Church Speaks a Countercultural Message Article by Kenneth R. Overberg, S.J. in Catholic Update, 1995 The Death Penalty Paper by the people at Lux Veritatis Faith Traditions and the Death Penalty Transcript of a session at the conference "A Call for Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty," January 2002, The University of Chicago Divinity School. Speakers: Avery Cardinal Dulles, David Novak, Gilbert Meilaender, and Khaled Abou El Fadl Religion, Justice and the Death Penalty Transcript of a session at the conference "A Call for Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty," January 2002, The University of Chicago Divinity School. Speakers: Victor Anderson, J. Budziszewski, Richard Garnett Religion, Politics, and the Death Penalty Transcript of a session at the conference "A Call for Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty," January 2002, The University of Chicago Divinity School. Speakers: Antonin Scalia, Paul Simon, Beth Wilkinson Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Created to galvanize and empower the religious community in the United States to work against capital punishment. Coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee's criminal justice program, the Project provides people of faith with the tools and resources they need to become effective advocates for abolition Is Capital Punishment Sanctioned by Divine Authority? 1846 essay by Church of Christ minister Alexander Campbell A Reply to Alexander Campbell By Tolbert Fanning in "Christian Review" (1847) Capital Punishment By Kerby Anderson, chief executive officer of Probe Ministries International To Die For The death penalty is nothing more than revenge. Article in Sojourners by Carol Fennelly Hard Evidence: Hearing the facts about the death penalty Article in Sojourners by Julie Polter Capital Punishment: The Death Penalty Hebrew and Christian Scriptures relating to the Death Penalty. Capital Punishment in North America. Reasons for and against Capital Punishment. Internet Resources Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty U.N. Doc. A/44/49 (1989), entered into force July 11, 1991 Ethics Updates: Punishment and the Death Penalty Provides: 1. internet links relating to punishment and the death penalty; 2. survey of philosophical work on punishment and the death penalty; 3. summaries of recent articles on punishment and the death penalty; 4. discussion topics and term paper topics on punishment and the death penalty Amnesty International This is their page against the death penalty Supreme Court Decisions Full texts of decisions, including concurring and dissenting views Death Penalty Cornell University Law School A Declaration of Life A legal document for you to download and sign which make it clear that you oppose judicial revenge killing, and if murdered, do not want your murderer to be killed Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation Founded in 1976, MVFR is a national organization of family members of victims of both homicide and executions who oppose the death penalty in all cases Leaven of Forgiveness Murder victims' families stand against the death penalty. Article in Sojourners by Mary Sue Penn Death Penalty Information Center Facts About the Death Penalty. Race and the Death Penalty. Costs of the death penalty. Special topics. Current issues. And more Capital Punishment Statistics From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Angel on Death Row Frontline presentation; includes interviews, articles, and opposing views Arbitrary, Racist, and Unfair: Lawyers push for end to executions Article in Sojourners magazine by John Cole Vodicka The Death Penalty Links from the About.com Guide to Crime and Punishment The Death Penalty From the Clark County, Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Capital Punishment in Missouri This website on Missouri inmates and death penalty history is maintained by The Missourinet, a division of Learfield Communications in Jefferson City, Missouri The Death Penalty Is Dead Wrong By Marlene Martin in The New Abolitionist Ohioans To Stop Executions Legal Arguments Against the Death Penalty Professor David L. Gregory, St. John's University, School of Law |
