[JimRed]

The bishops seem to be including opposition to the death penalty in their pro-life stance. There is a big difference between the taking of innocent life and just punishment of criminals.

[sinkspur]

The bishops seem to be including opposition to the death penalty in their pro-life stance.

John Paul II does.

Abortion and capital punishment are certainly not morally equivalent, but it's easy to see how a governor or two could draw the wrath of a socially-progressive bishop.

[redhead]

"The bishops seem to be including opposition to the death penalty in their pro-life stance. There is a big difference between the taking of innocent life and just punishment of criminals.

Yep. Go HERE to read my article on this very subject...

[ninenot]

This conflation of issues has been a reliable excuse for the Bishops since Cardinal Bernardin, an enemy of Right Order and the Roman Catholic Church, invented it in the mid-1980's (?)

It's called "the Seamless Garment" and the representation of the USCC flunkies is that 'life is life--no executions, no abortions.'

Well, you called precisely the problem with that little spin-job: there's a real difference between Al Capone and an unborn baby.

[Revenge of Sith]

"The bishops seem to be including opposition to the death penalty in their pro-life stance. There is a big difference between the taking of innocent life and just punishment of criminals."

They're not making it grounds for denying communion.