Both Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas fully supported the use of [[capital punishment]].<ref>[https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n012rp_DeathPenalty_Aquinas.htm St. Augustine and St. Thomas
In Favor of the Death Penalty]</ref>
Augustine wrote about 5 million words that survive today, compared with an estimated 8 million words written by Aquinas.
== Life ==