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Vatican changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases
August 3, 2018 By Faith Matters

Vatican changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

The Roman Catholic Church formally changed its teaching on Thursday to declare the death penalty inadmissible whatever the circumstance, a move likely to be criticised in countries where capital punishment is legal. The 1.2 billion-member Catholic Church had for centuries allowed the death penalty in extreme cases, but the position began to change under Pope […]

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