Why would that upset Catholic Freepers?
Because many are against execution...and many revere Pope John Paul II, who was firmly against it in almost all cases. On the other hand, there are those who give convicted murderers more right-to-die than innocent men, whom they say would be sinful if they chose to die.
My head spins at it, which is why I was trying to figure out how to word my comment and used the awkward definite article. I guess I probably offended more with the disclaimer than I would have without!
I also noted while looking into the case more that he quite likely was just committing a robbery.
If only he had killed a cop, he’d have had all the hollyweirdos and die-hard sixties radicals pulling for him. He’d have had his own radio show. There would have been a national debate about whether the death penalty was an effective deterrent. But noooo. He kills someone with a towel on his head, and suddenly we have consensus that he should get croaked. Oh, well. Good riddance. I hope this reassures Palestinians that in America laws are justly and equally enforced, so they’ll all move to San Francisco, Malibu, and the “Lower East Side” of Manhattan.
Why? Capital Punishment is not against Catholic Doctrine when justly and seriously administered. Seems like it was in this case.