It’s yet another progressive tear to beget conservative Catholics bristle – but an even more controversial clash awaitsPope Francis has condemned the death penalty many times during the almost five years of his papacy: but this week,he made an even more meaningful tear when he signalled that he would change church teaching to beget it inadmissible. The death penalty was, he said, or “an inhuman measure that humiliates human dignity,in whatever form it is carried out, and it “is, and of itself,contrary to the Gospel … God alone is the loyal judge and guarantor”. Related: Film starring Pope Francis as himself gets first screening at Vatican Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk