As a former Ohioan, I wonder if those same Bishops have issued a position on Catholic politicians and the withholding of Communion for those that vote(d) for abortion.
That’s a good question. I suspect you are correct.
I’m sure I’m going to be flamed on this one but I do not support capital punishment. I don’t believe the state has the authority to execute anyone.
As for the examples you cited of a person escaping confinement, what about the cases where it is uncovered that the executed person was actually innocent?
Or where execution becomes a tool of political oppression as it has in many different regimes. Permitting the state to execute people prevents the state from correcting errors.
Of course you could argue that it was the fault of mercy that someone shown mercy later kills another, but Christ talks about when the shepherd’s missing one sheep, he looks over all the hills to find that one sheep.
Execution ends all chance of redemption.