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The death penalty and human dignity. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
The article "Ten Anti-Death Penalty Fallacies" by Thomas Eddlem in the June 3rd issue was excellent. However, he left out the most important objection to the death penalty, one voiced by Pope John Paul Hand the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Pope, a great defender of human dignity, has continually referred to the "Culture of Death" pervading our society.
Acknowledging that the death penalty can be "well-founded," he stresses that the execution of someone who deserves it perpetuates and feeds into a society that accepts the ...
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...past nine years, anti-death penalty organizations like HOC...The abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and to the progressive...completely abolishing the death penalty." Earlier this year...
Source: HighBeam Research, The death penalty and human dignity. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter...