Capital Punishment
Abolition of Death Penalty
Priests for Life would like to strongly echo the Holy Father's call for the
abolition of the death penalty.
Human problems call for humane solutions.
Death, whether of an unborn child or of a convicted criminal, does not bring
us closer to a civilization of love, but rather feeds the mistaken and dangerous
notion that killing is a solution to our problems.
The bishops and Capital Punishment:
Statement of
Cardinal Keeler and Cardinal Mahony on Timothy McVeigh (May 2, 2001)
Day of
Prayer May 15 - Statement of Archbishop Buechlein (April 26, 2001)
Archbishop of Indianapolis issues statement on McVeigh (April 2, 2001)
Archbishop Renato Martino expresses to UN the Holy See's plea to abolish the
Death Penalty (November 2, 1999)
A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty (US Bishops' Administrative Board,
April 1999)
Statement of
the Indiana Catholic Conference (August 1998)
US Bishops on
Capital Punishment (November, 1980)
Priests for Life and Capital Punishment:
Priests for Life Director Calls
for Halt to McVeigh Execution (April 30, 2001)
The Elections and
Capital Punishment
A 'No' to
Capital Punishment: Homily Ideas
Capital Punishment
and Abortion
Excerpt from Priests for Life
May-June 1999 Newsletter, Volume 9 #3
Letter to Priests
for Life from Catholics Against Capital Punishment (February 28, 2000)
Websites on Capital Punishment:
Catholics Against Capital Punishment
A national advocacy organization working for the abolition of the death penalty
in the US…
www.cacp.org
Death Penalty Information
The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the
media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital
punishment.
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
The Moratorium Campaign
Chaired by Sr. Helen Prejean, the Moratorium Campaign is a nonprofit,
educational organization dedicated to obtaining a moratorium on the death
penalty.
www.moratoriumcampaign.org
Educational Materials on Abortion
