Capital Punishment and the Catholic Church

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Capital punishment has not been practiced in Australia since 1967, but the issue has been raised again due to the presence of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on death row in Indonesia. But what does the Catholic Church have to say about the death penalty?

Daniel Nour speaks to philosopher Jason Cebalo about the Catholic Church’s current and historical position on capital punishment: Has the Church changed? Why should the death penalty exist at all? How ought criminals be punished?

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