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Yes, traditional Church teaching on capital punishment is definitive

November 21, 2017 Dr. Edward Feser 32

given the “hermeneutic of continuity” emphasized by Pope Benedict XVI – and given especially the teaching of the First Vatican Council that popes have no […]

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Catholic theologians must set an example of intellectual honesty: A reply to Prof. Robert Fastiggi

October 30, 2017 Dr. Edward Feser 29

In order to defend the suggestion that a pope could teach that capital punishment is always and intrinsically immoral, you have to maintain that the […]

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Why the Death Penalty is Still Necessary

July 18, 2017 Joseph M. Bessette, Dr. Edward Feser 3

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part article on Catholicism and the death penalty originally published in June 2016. Part 1 was titled “Why the Church Cannot Reverse Past Teaching on Capital Punishment”. As […]

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