You know, today I had an argument with a guy who tried to tell me that I can't be a Christian and be Pro-Choice. I told him that I just have a fundamental belief that a fertilized egg does not have a soul.
I then asked him if he believes in the Death Penalty (he did). I asked him how he can be Christian and favor the Death Penalty. His response ... that's different. So I ask, how so? Isn't it a life?
Now personally, I do believe in the death penalty, but only in extreme cases. Can I still be Christian if I believe in the death penalty?
Wakie, you are a Catholic, right. Well...
2266 The State's effort to contain the spread of behaviors injurious to human rights and the fundamental rules of civil coexistence corresponds to the requirement of watching over the common good. Legitimate public authority has the right and duty to inflict penalties commensurate with the gravity of the crime. The primary scope of the penalty is to redress the disorder caused by the offense. When his punishment is voluntarily accepted by the offender, it takes on the value of expiation. Moreover, punishment, in addition to preserving public order and the safety of persons, has a medicinal scope: as far as possible it should contribute to the correction of the offender.[67]
2267 The traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude, presupposing full ascertainment of the identity and responsibility of the offender, recourse to the death penalty, when this is the only practicable way to defend the lives of human beings effectively against the aggressor.This is from the official Catechism. What say you to this?
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