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If he were squeezed, the Pope would say that in "this day and age" capital punishment should almost never be an option. But, you're right, the issue is not part of the deposit of faith and one can disagree with the Pope on this one and still be a very good Catholic

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Is the Catechism teaching on the Death Penalty Doctrine or not?

It is not. There is no rationale given for a 180 degree turn from the doctrine which has been a part of Christian tradition for 2000 years.

Is this also Church Doctrine?:

Christians and Muslims believe in the same God, the one God

"Along the path marked out by Abraham in his submission to the divine will, we find his descendant, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, who is also devoutly invoked by Muslims, especially in popular piety. 2. We Christians joyfully recognize the religious values we have in common with Islam. Today I would like to repeat what I said to young Muslims some years ago in Casablanca: "We believe in the same God, the one God, the living God, the God who created the world and brings his creatures to their perfection" (Insegnamenti, VIII/2, [1985], p. 497). The patrimony of revealed texts in the Bible speaks unanimously of the oneness of God. Jesus himself reaffirms it, making Israel's profession his own: "The Lord our God, the Lord is one" (Mk 12:29; cf. Dt 6:4-5). This oneness is also affirmed in the words of praise that spring from the heart of the Apostle Paul: "To the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen'"(1 Tm 1:17)."

Pope John Paul II May 5, 1999