Unit 3

Question 1

Capital punishment/death penalty

Answer 1

Kissing someone for their crimes

Question 2

Intrinsic Evil (define and give examples)

Answer 2

Intrinsically evil act are acts that are always and in themselves evil. At no time have a justifiable.

• war and capital punishment are not intrinsically evil thus they are allowed
• abortion is intrinsically evil

Question 3

Morally binding issues vs. non-morally binding issues

Answer 3

Morally binding are acts like abortion and rape. You can’t have other beliefs on them. Non morally binding acts are ones that you can have different opinions on

Question 4

Conscience

Answer 4

The human voice of right and wrong

Question 5

John Paul II

Answer 5

Pope that said that the death penalty was ok in very rare circumstances

Question 6

Cardinal Timothy Dolan

Answer 6

Cardinal sho doesn’t not like the death penalty

Question 7

Justice Antonio Scalia

Answer 7

Late supreme Justice in favor of death penalty

Question 8

Justice

Answer 8

Rendering unto each person what they are do

Question 9

Did the Church change its teaching on the death penalty?

Answer 9

Nope, it just brought to life facts that the government is supposed to promote the common good by protecting everyone at all costs

Question 10

What is the position of the American bishops on the death penalty?

Answer 10

Church leadership stands against the death penalty. In favor of the value and dignity of human life .
Costly, leads to erosion of human society

Question 11

In the Catholic tradition, what are the four purposes of punishment?

Answer 11

Retribution defense of society deterrence and rehabilitation

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

A restoration of the order of justice that was disturbed by the criminals behavior

Question 13

Defense of society

Answer 13

Reserve, promote, and defend the common good of society states can raise taxes and inflict punishment

Question 14

Deterrence

Answer 14

Deterring the criminal from causing a heinous act again

Divided on live vs do

Question 15

Rehabilitation

Answer 15

The rehabilitation of this criminal is paramount. Capital punishment can help criminals reform because it gives them a chance to prepare for death

Question 16

Sources of Catholic theological support/opposition for the death penalt

Answer 16

New testaments . Pro( punishment verses) anti (forgiveness)
Old pro( Ten Commandments) anti (then comandments )

Question 17

According to JPII, under what circumstances is execution morally permissible, and why are these circumstances extremely rare?

Answer 17

As long as the defenders of guilt is clearly established, the church does not rule out the possibility of execution if that is the only possible means of protecting society from the aggressor.

This is so rare because of how hard it is for society to not be able to protect itself only under extraordinary circumstances when a society does not have a good jail system the aggressor can we just be put to death

Question 18

Are arguments from pathos (appeals to feeling) more convincing that arguments from
logos or ethos (reason and ethics) regarding the death penalty?

Answer 18

Arguments from reason and logic are always more convincing. However arguments from emotion can also have an impact you to sympathy

Question 19

Does the death penalty serve or detract from the pursuit of JUSTICE?

Answer 19

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