My personal views on the issue
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When analyzing the Catholic Church's message and information about the issue, I am against the death penalty and truly believe that the negative impacts of this issue far outweigh the positive. Though I am against the death penalty, it does not mean I have sympathy for the criminals. Instead of the death penalty, criminals who commit terrible crimes should be sentenced to life in prison.
As a Catholic, I do believe in the Catholic Church's message about the death penalty. The Church states that life is sacred from the moment of conception to the time of natural death and that life may not be taken between the two extremes.
Even though many people think by killing the criminal, there will be one less person to worry about, but by the criminal being placed in jail, he would also prove no threat on society. As Catholics, we are called to show mercy on one another when they ask for forgiveness, and I believe that as a society, we should learn to show love and compassion for those who have committed sins and ask for mercy. In addition, though many people believe that the death penalty will ensure that the accused does not commit another crime again and are unable to be "fixed" if they are put in jail, I think that we should not label the accused as "unfixable" and should give them a second chance at life. Though I do not think that they should be let free, I believe that they should serve their time in prison and when given the chance to become a better person, they will make moral decisions in the future. I strongly believe that as a Catholic, we should treat life as something sacred and understand that only God has the choice to end life.
Some other factors from researching this issue that have concluded my opinion on the death penalty is that it is not an effective way to prevent or reduce crime, costs money to sentence the criminal to death rather than life in prison, and worst of all, risks executions of innocent people.
As a Catholic, I do believe in the Catholic Church's message about the death penalty. The Church states that life is sacred from the moment of conception to the time of natural death and that life may not be taken between the two extremes.
Even though many people think by killing the criminal, there will be one less person to worry about, but by the criminal being placed in jail, he would also prove no threat on society. As Catholics, we are called to show mercy on one another when they ask for forgiveness, and I believe that as a society, we should learn to show love and compassion for those who have committed sins and ask for mercy. In addition, though many people believe that the death penalty will ensure that the accused does not commit another crime again and are unable to be "fixed" if they are put in jail, I think that we should not label the accused as "unfixable" and should give them a second chance at life. Though I do not think that they should be let free, I believe that they should serve their time in prison and when given the chance to become a better person, they will make moral decisions in the future. I strongly believe that as a Catholic, we should treat life as something sacred and understand that only God has the choice to end life.
Some other factors from researching this issue that have concluded my opinion on the death penalty is that it is not an effective way to prevent or reduce crime, costs money to sentence the criminal to death rather than life in prison, and worst of all, risks executions of innocent people.