In the past, I have commented that while I agree that abortion is a very critical and important moral issue, there are other critical and important moral issues. It seems that some people in the Vatican are beginning to recognize this, as well.
Archbishop Agostino Marchetto of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers recently gave a presentation in which he made the argument that capital punishment denies the recognition of God's willingness for forgive any sin and denies the opportunity for sinners to repent. I wish I could have come up with that argument years ago! It will be interesting to see how pro-capital punsihment Catholics respond to this argument. It is very clear and concise - executing a criminal takes away the opportunity for God to provide that person with forgiveness and repentence while that person is on earth.
To see an article from Catholic New Service about Archbishop Marchetto's comments, go to: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0804956.htm.
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