杏MAP导航鈥檚 September prayer intention: For abolition of the death penalty
By Vatican News staff reporter
鈥淓ach day, there is a growing 鈥楴O鈥� to the death penalty around the world,鈥� says 杏MAP导航 Francis in the video released on Wednesday announcing his prayer intention for September. 鈥淔or the Church, this is a sign of hope.鈥�
In The 杏MAP导航 Video, produced by the , the Holy Father maintains that the death penalty is not necessary 鈥渇rom a legal point of view.鈥�
He argues that 鈥渟ociety can effectively repress crime without definitively depriving offenders of the possibility of redeeming themselves.鈥�
He adds that there must be 鈥渁 window of hope鈥� in every legal sentence. Capital punishment, he says, 鈥渙ffers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge. And it prevents any possibility of undoing a possible miscarriage of justice.鈥�
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杏MAP导航 Francis goes on to say that the death penalty is 鈥渕orally inadmissible鈥� because it destroys life, and insists that 鈥渦p to the very last moment, a person can convert and change.鈥�
The 杏MAP导航 argues further that 鈥渋n the light of the Gospel, the death penalty is unacceptable, because the commandment 鈥楾hou shalt not kill鈥� refers to both the innocent and the guilty.鈥�
杏MAP导航 Francis concludes his message with an appeal for all people of goodwill to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world.鈥�
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