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→Capital punishment: 1st Jesus prevented an execution. 2nd The execution of Jesus was a crime mainly committed by the state (i.e. Rome). In no way can Jesus Christ or this violent death serve as a witness ''for'' the death penalty.
=== Capital punishment ===
=== Capital punishment ===
Pope Francis changed the catechism to oppose [[capital punishment]] in all cases, despite a 2000-year history of the Church supporting it in certain cases.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (August 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/02/pope-francis-amends-catechism-declares-capital-punishment-inadmissible/ Pope Francis Amends Catechism, Declares Capital Punishment ‘Inadmissible’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2018.</ref><ref>Kwasniewski, Peter (August 2, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pope-francis-change-to-catechism-contradicts-natural-law-and-the-deposit-of Pope’s change to Catechism contradicts natural law and the deposit of Faith]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved August 2, 2018.</ref> [[Saint Augustine]] supported [[capital punishment]], [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]] supported it, and [[Jesus]] never said anything against it despite clear opportunities to do so including its application to Him. Jesus was [[Crucifixion|crucified]] alongside [[Saint Dismas]] and a fellow criminal, and Saint Dismas said the death penalty for them as criminals was deserved.
Pope Francis changed the catechism to oppose [[capital punishment]] in all cases, despite a 2000-year history of the Church supporting it in certain cases.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (August 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/02/pope-francis-amends-catechism-declares-capital-punishment-inadmissible/ Pope Francis Amends Catechism, Declares Capital Punishment ‘Inadmissible’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2018.</ref><ref>Kwasniewski, Peter (August 2, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pope-francis-change-to-catechism-contradicts-natural-law-and-the-deposit-of Pope’s change to Catechism contradicts natural law and the deposit of Faith]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved August 2, 2018.</ref> [[Saint Augustine]] supported [[capital punishment]], [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]] supported it.
=== Climate change ===
=== Climate change ===