.....Cardinal Renato Martino said. “Even a criminal is worthy of respect because he is a human being......
This is a patently untrue statement. No one is worthy of respect for simply being. Contempt trumps respect.
The death penalty is the ultimate statement of contempt.
I wonder what the esteemed cardinal had to say about the recent Chinese suppression of protesters that resulted in 20 deaths? Where was he when the "Tookie's" murders were reported?