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To: ebb tide
Cardinal Dulles, while pointing to examples of executions in Jesus’ time, fails to mention the one time Jesus was given the opportunity to intervene in an execution, namely in the case of the adulterous woman.

Jesus never raised the issue of her guilt. Adultery was a serious crime, and due to social needs for strong families and proper inheritance, was considered a grave crime punishable by death. Was the adulterous woman “reformed”? Before Jesus’ final admonishment to her, we have no evidence of that. Was it possible, or even likely she might sin again unless stopped? Sure. We can consider society was at risk for her future misdeeds.

So while the adulterous woman met many of the criteria for a “just” execution, Jesus intervened and stopped it when He was asked about the matter.

9 posted on 10/15/2017 1:49:33 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Fido969; Jeff Chandler
The Traditional Case for Capital Punishment
12 posted on 10/15/2017 2:02:37 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: Fido969; Jeff Chandler
Popes Justify the Death Penalty
13 posted on 10/15/2017 2:06:36 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: Fido969

Why is the story only about the woman taken in adultery? What happened to the man she was committing adultery with? Had he already been killed, or had he managed to escape?


17 posted on 10/15/2017 2:54:31 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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