Archbishop Lori to Maryland General Assembly: End Death Penalty

Posted by NCRegister on February 15th, 2013

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By CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY |
BALTIMORE — Speaking at a legislative hearing in Maryland, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore supported efforts to end the death penalty in the state, calling for punishments that respect human life.

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One Response to “Archbishop Lori to Maryland General Assembly: End Death Penalty”

1. Bill Russell says:

   February 23, 2013 at 12:03 pm

   “If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the tradition of two millennia of Catholic thought, denying the teaching of several previous popes, and contradicting the teaching of Scripture.” — Avery Cardinal Dulles