10- Francis the pope and the Capital Punishment

Robert J. Smith, Humane Criminal Justice Is Not Hopeless. SEPT. 28 2015 , web, Slate. The Slate Group.


Pope Francis addresses Congress

• The global abolition of the death penalty. 
• The New Testament’s Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 
• Infuse more dignity and hope into America’s criminal justice system. 
• The responsability to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. 
• Every life is sacred. 
• Every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity. 
• Society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes.