(January 23, 2016 at 3:38 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Ok, so why were you refuting my initial comment about the Church's position on the death penalty by quoting a random passage from the bible to try to prove that the Church is ok with it?
EDIT to add: And as you pointed out yourself, the 1st edition of the CCC pretty much says the same exact thing with less words and going into less details. But still the same teaching. So I don't see what your objection is to my statements on this.
I'm sorry that you cannot appreciate the difference between the words "should" and "will". (My kids do, by the way.) The Catholic Church's "evolving" position on the death penalty is a perfect example of the Zeitgeist at work, "theologically speaking". But, yes, "Welcome!" I am glad that the Church is on board with respect to this issue at least. Question is, "Why are there some atheists on this thread who are holding to the traditional retributive teaching on capital punishment that is found in the Bible?"