Revisiting the Death Penalty in Light of Recent Revisions to the Catechism
What do recent Catechism revisions concerning the death penalty mean for Catholic judges, prosecutors, defenders, and jurors?
Date & Time:
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Admission:
Location:
Moot Court Room, School of Law, Minneapolis Campus
Number 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church was revised last year to read: “Consequently, the church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that 'the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,' and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide." The panelists in this program will speak on the implications that this revision presents to Catholic judges, prosecutors, defenders, and jurors.
SPEAKERS:
Fr. Phillip Brown, President-Rector of St. Mary's Seminary and University
John Garvey, President of Catholic University of America
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Executive Director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network
MODERATOR:
US Eight Circuit Court Judge Ralph Erickson