[sinkspur]

My rule of thumb is "he knows more than sinkspur..."

You cannot explain this, rationally, can you?

I've enjoyed the repartee, but I'd sure like to read a rational explanation of the Church's sudden disapproval of the death penalty. I don't believe there is one. The Pope's is lame.

And, I suppose Scalia commits a sin when he refuses to commute a death sentence?

[Catholicguy]

I've enjoyed the repartee, but I'd sure like to read a rational explanation of the Church's sudden disapproval of the death penalty. I don't believe there is one. The Pope's is lame.

Frankly, I haven't enjoyed it. It is ineffably sad to see a putative Catholic self-destruct and adopt protestantism and refer to the Doctrinal explanations of an intellectual giant as "lame."