It is just as inhumane to lock a man away 23 hours a day for life in a spartan cell. It is just as inhumane to do it 2 hours a day. There is truly
no end to the demands from those against death sentences. If they abolish the death penalty, they will quickly get to work demanding other accommodations for murderers.
Ultimately, the only Catholic justice is purely egalitarian -- meaning that the murderer is simply a victim of society's lack of love and forgiveness. Justice for the murdered is left only to God and prayer.
Prevention is unimportant (or certainly less important than faith), and anything resembling vengeance for individual victims is profoundly condemned.
"Disagreements with the prudential judgment of the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment should always be made in a spirit of filial respect."
That's kind of hard to do sometimes.... In fact it's patently stupid.
R.I.P.
Hayley Petit
Michaela Petit
Jennifer Hawke-Petit“’Disagreements with the prudential judgment of the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment should always be made in a spirit of filial respect.’
That’s kind of hard to do sometimes.... In fact it’s patently stupid.”
Perhaps you misunderstand Father’s statement. Fr. Carr is saying that Archbishop Chaput should respect Justice Scalia’s prudential judgment. And judging by the picture you posted, you favor the death penalty in one case. This is not to say that Justice Scalia would agree with you, but now you have a chance to show some filial respect to Fr. Carr. Unless, of course, you prefer to appear “patently...”—well, you fill in the blank.