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 The Death Penalty |
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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
Catechism of the Catholic Church Passages dealing with the death penalty What the Vatican Has Said Passages from papal and curial documents Statement on Capital Punishment U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1980 Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice U.S. Catholic Bishops' statement, 1980 A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty 1999 statement of the Administrative Board of the U.S. Catholic Conference Capital Punishment in Wisconsin 1995 document by the bishops of Wisconsin Death Is Not the Answer A 1994 reaffirmation of opposition to capital punishment by the New York State Catholic Bishops Statement Against the Death Penalty 1999 statement by the bishops of Missouri Statements On Capital Punishment By the Florida Catholic Conference Reverence for Life and the Preservation of the Common Good 1995 statement by the bishops of North Dakota “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 Church Teaches that All Life is Valuable 1996 statement by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis The True Road to Justice 1997 statement by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver The Gospel of Life vs. The Death Penalty 1999 pastoral letter by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap. of Fall River, Massachusetts A Bishop's Statement on Capital Punishment 1996 statement by Bishop Joseph V. Adamec of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania Death Penalty Statements by Bishop Kenneth A. Angell of Burlington, VT Creating New Hearts: Moving from Retributive to Restorative Justice 1995 pastoral letter from the bishops of New Zealand The Gospel of Life and capital Punishment: A Reflection Piece and Study Guide 1999 statement from the California Catholic Conference Choose Life: Reflections on the Death PenaltyA Letter from the Kentucky Bishops, 1996 The Montana Catholic Conference on Capital Punishment, 1981 Iowa Catholic Bishops' Statement on Death Penalty, 1998 Affirming Justice and Mercy Ohio Catholic Bishops statement, 1996 Oregon Catholic Bishops' statement, 1984 A Florida Bishop Speaks Against Capital Punishment Bishop Gracida of Pensacola-Tallahassee: June, 1976 1973 Statement of Bishop Joseph Green of Reno 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 An execution in Texas A paper by Bishop Jacques Gaillot The Death Penalty Supported Archbishop Francis J. Furey of San Antonio (1973) Stories of Violence and Responses to It 1995 statement by Bishop Brunett of Helena, Montana 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., May 2000 Catholicism & Capital Punishment Article in First Things by Avery Cardinal Dulles 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 Parish Resolution A resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, passed June 1, 1999 by the Parish Council of St. Mary's Mother of Mercy, Macclenny, Fla. St. Mary's, situated three miles from the Georgia border, is the parish in which Florida's death row is located 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" Walking through the Fire Article by Helen Prejean, csj, in The Other Side, 1997 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 NO to the Death Penalty Resources from the Community of Sant’Egidio Capital Punishment Article from the 1913 edition of the Catholic encyclopedia 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 Resolution on Capital Punishment By the Oklahoma Conference of Churches (1990) Resolution Opposing the Death Penalty Adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the Texas Conference of Churches, February 1998 Death Penalty's Future Issued by Rhode Island Religious Leaders in 1976 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 The Death Penalty 1991 statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Perspective on Capital Punishment From the Reformed Church in America 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 American Baptist Resolution on Capital Punishment Adopted in 1958 and 1966, reaffirmed in 1980 and 1982 Criminal Justice Program Position of the American Friends Service Committee (Quakers) 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 Death Penalty Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1991 Report on Capital Punishment Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1976 Capital Punishment Presbyterian Church (USA) The Death Penalty United Church of Christ. See p. 64: "The Death Penalty" 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 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 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 Papers and Related Death Penalty Writings Deterrence and the death penalty: the views of experts, by M. Radelet & Ron Akers; The case against the death penalty, by Hugh Bedau, ACLU; The successes of human rights orgs in abolishing the death penalty, by Mike Radelet; Port-Fuhrman Botched executions, by Mike Radelet; What about Henry? Confronting the problems of abolition, by J. Thomas & S. Boehlefeld; Dirty details--WWII executions, by Bob Lilly; Executing US soldiers in WWII/England, by Bob Lilly; Executing US soldiers--Followup, by Bob Lilly; ACLU brief #7 -- death penalty information Amnesty International This is their page against the death penalty Supreme Court Decisions Full texts of decisions, including concurring and dissenting views European/American Conventions on the Death Penalty Find out which countries have signed, ratified, or taken no action. Other information 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 Leaven of Forgiveness Murder victims' families stand against the death penalty. Article in Sojourners by Mary Sue Penn The End of Innocence Article by Philip Brasfield in The Other Side, 2000 Soaked in Grace Article by Doug Davidson in The Other Side, 2000 Practical Actions Against Capital Punishment Article by Mark William OlsonThe Other Side, 1997 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 Unitarian Universalists for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Capital Punishment, Pro and Con 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 Death Penalty Information Ohioans To Stop Executions |
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