(September 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm)abaris Wrote:(September 1, 2015 at 12:35 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Even the current Pope, who I like a lot, recently made a comment about being against life imprisonment that I did not agree with.
But it's perfectly in line with the thoughts of early church fathers. Prior to Niccea, when politics became part of the church.
What he said was that he does not agree with life imprisonment.
"All Christians and people of good will are thus called today to struggle not only for abolition of the death penalty, whether it be legal or illegal and in all its forms, but also to improve prison conditions, out of respect for the human dignity of persons deprived of their liberty. And this, I connect with life imprisonment. Life imprisonment is a hidden death penalty."
I agree with everything he says here except his opposition to life imprisonment. I understand setting someone free when they are too old to hurt society, but how would a 75 year old man who's been in prison for 50 years know how to take care of himself in the real world?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
