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Catholic writers debate the death penalty and church doctrine

Original: capital punishment

Discussion of capital punishment is drawing attention, focused on how the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty fits with broader questions of doctrinal development. Commentators are weighing whether the Church's current teaching, strengthened under Pope Francis, represents a genuine development of doctrine or a shift in emphasis, a debate that continues to divide theologians and lay observers.

Why now: Ongoing debate among Catholics over whether Church teaching on the death penalty counts as doctrinal development

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Evidence

• Trump orders firing squad for man who killed 13 in Texas · RTE.ie
• Trump approves execution by firing squad for Fort Hood terrorist · The Times
• 17 claims involving the death penalty we've investigated · Snopes
• The Death Penalty and Doctrinal Development · Where Peter Is

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