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EWTN News explains: Is it ever morally OK to execute a criminal?

EWTN News explains: Is it ever morally OK to execute a criminal?

Friday, May 15, 2026

Capital punishment was "long considered an appropriate response" to serious crimes, but the Church now teaches that it is "inadmissible."

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