DEATH PENALTY

Definition of Murder:
The killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law.

The irony of the death penalty is that the 5th commandme-nt says "You shall not kill".

CATHOLIC VIRTUES

• Fortitude- It gives us the strength to let that person live.
• Faith- Believes that the person can be given a second chance.
• Hope- We hope that person can do good.
• Temperance- Helps us have control over what bad things we believe about the death penalty.

SAINT TO PRAY TO

• Michael the Archangel
• The Saint Michael prayer
• Reason: Snares of the Devil.
• Killing is bad

IS THE DEATH PENALTY EFFECTIVE?

• Rarely used.
• It takes years for the execution to happen.
• Very few witnesses.
• Guilt

DEATH PENALTY STATS

• Homicide rates are higher in regions with the death penalty.
• Life in prison without parole costs less than the death penalty.
• 139 wrongly convicted people on death row have been exonerated.
• Wealthy defendants who pay for great lawyers will almost never be executed.
• The death penalty is very expensive so innocent people don't get executed.

POPE JOHN PAUL II VIEW

• He believes it is unjust.
• Also thinks it's unfair for the person to be killed for wrong actions.
• The catholics used to be okay with the death penalty before Pope John Paul II.
• He was the person who changed what we believe about thr death penalty.

SOURCES

• Answer.yahoo.com
• YouCat
• Dictionary.com