Is capital punishment wrong?

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures relating to the issue of Capital punishment. It is referred to as the execution of a person by the state for a capital crime, typically first-degree murder accompanied by one or more aggravating circumstances.

In this paper, we will exmaine the catholic view on the capital punishment. It is easy to realize the reason of the confusion of Catholic Church's perspective on the principles of the capital punishment. Apart from other moral issues like, artificial contraception and abortion, the Catholic's perspective on the issue of capital punishment (or death penalty) may seem confusing. On one hand, Catholics affirm the purity of the human transition from dawn to dust. They have a firm belief that the decision of life and death rest upon the decisions of God. On the other hand, the orthodox practices of Catholics affirm the execution of a criminal after he or she committed a crime. Public pronouncements of Catholic leaders and Christians in favor of the abolition of the death penalty paid to the apparent confusion. It is necessary to clarify the confusion so we can better understand what part of the teaching of the Church is in favor and what part is against capital punishment (Becker, pp. 78-109).

Catholic Perspective on Capital Punishment

The Church has always been based on what God reveals in Scripture and tradition. For example, opponents point out that the first murder in the Old Testament was punished with death. When Cain killed Abel, the Lord cursed and banished, but did not punish him with death. Cain expressing fear that someone would kill him for his crime, the Lord assured him otherwise: "On the contrary, anyone who kills Cain, sevenfold '. And ...