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The position of the Catholic Church on capital punishment has varied throughout history, with the Church becoming significantly more critical of the practice since the early to mid-20th century. [1][2][3] In 2018, the Catechism of the Catholic Church was revised to read that "in the light of the Gospel " the death penalty is "inadmissible ...
Journal of Social History. Megivern, James J. 2003. "Capital Punishment: The Curious History of its Privileged Place in Christendom". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Brugger, E. Christian. 2001. "To Kill or Not to Kill: The Catholic Church and the Problem of the Death Penalty". Lecture in the Department of Religious Studies ...
Vatican City portal. Catholicism portal. v. t. e. Capital punishment in Vatican City was legal between 1929 and 1969, reserved for attempted assassination of the Pope, but has never been applied there. [1] Executions were carried out elsewhere in the Papal States, which was the predecessor of the Vatican City, during their existence.
Contents. Religion and capital punishment. The major world religions have taken varied positions on the morality of capital punishment [ 1 ] and, as such, they have historically impacted the way in which governments handle such punishment practices. [ 2 ] Although the viewpoints of some religions have changed over time, their influence on ...
A 19th-century depiction of Galileo before the Holy Office, by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury. The Inquisition was a judicial procedure and a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, apostasy, blasphemy, witchcraft, and customs considered deviant. Violence, torture, or the simple threat of its application ...
e. The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition (Spanish: Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition (Inquisición española), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.
General concepts. In Latin Catholic canon law, excommunication is a rarely applied [4] censure; it is a "medicinal penalty" intended to invite the person to change behaviour or attitude, repent, and return to full communion. [5] It is not an "expiatory penalty" designed to make satisfaction for the wrong done, nor is it "vindictive".
11 This catechism aims at presenting an organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental contents of Catholic doctrine, as regards both faith and morals, in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition. Its principal sources are the Sacred Scriptures, the Fathers of the Church, the liturgy, and the Church's ...