Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable

2018-08-12 Thread George Pinto
Why do adults need the Pope or anyone else (white, brown, black) to make moral decisions for them? Are they too timid to think for themselves? Too slave-minded? In the case of the death penalty, let the victim's family decide the fate of the murderer. Who are we/society to decide when we have

Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable

2018-08-09 Thread Eddie
Rome. Eddie -Original Message- From: Bernice Pereira Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2018 12:02 PM To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT) Don’t agree in the context of what is happening in the world today.

Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT)

2018-08-09 Thread Bernice Pereira
Don’t agree in the context of what is happening in the world today. Sent from my iPhone > On 09-Aug-2018, at 2:44 PM, Goanet Reader wrote: > > Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases > > Pope Francis said that the > Roman Catholic Church would > work "with determination"

[Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT)

2018-08-09 Thread Goanet Reader
Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases Pope Francis said that the Roman Catholic Church would work "with determination" for the abolition of capital punishment worldwide. Credit Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein Aug. 2, 2018