Twenty-five years ago, our Conference of bishops first called for an end to the death penalty. This is a time to teach clearly, encourage reflection, and call for common action in the Catholic community to bring about an end to the use of the death penalty in our land.
As students we can do a few things to abolish the death penalty. We can donate to Catholic ministries trying to end the death penalty or sign up for emails that can give us local news updating us on what we can do around our community. We can also tell others about the death penalty and take action when we see an injustice, such as peacefully protesting outside the prisons where executions take place. Finally, we can write letters to death row inmates telling them that we still acknowledge them as a person and respect them for who they are. Because it is unjust and immoral, we should do everything we can to abolish the death penalty. See the video to the right to learn more about the death penalty. |
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