Christine Flowers: There's No Conflict in Supporting Capital Punishment and Being Pro-Life
Wednesday, October 15 2025 - Permalink
Public OpinionThere is no through line between abortion and the death penalty. One kills innocent life. The other balances the eternal scales of justice. I am quite sure that this column will not sit well with the sort of Catholic who thinks that vengeance has no place in our hearts. Those readers, and those Catholics, are missing the point. Capital punishment is not vengeance. It is not even unconstitutional. It is the recognition that there are certain crimes that require the forfeiture of your life, in order to provide some balance to society. Read more...

