Unit 3 Flashcards
Capital punishment/death penalty
Kissing someone for their crimes
Intrinsic Evil (define and give examples)
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
Morally binding issues vs. non-morally binding issues
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
Conscience
The human voice of right and wrong
John Paul II
Pope that said that the death penalty was ok in very rare circumstances
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Cardinal sho doesn’t not like the death penalty
Justice Antonio Scalia
Late supreme Justice in favor of death penalty
Justice
Rendering unto each person what they are do
Did the Church change its teaching on the death penalty?
Nope, it just brought to life facts that the government is supposed to promote the common good by protecting everyone at all costs
What is the position of the American bishops on the death penalty?
Church leadership stands against the death penalty. In favor of the value and dignity of human life .
Costly, leads to erosion of human society
In the Catholic tradition, what are the four purposes of punishment?
Retribution defense of society deterrence and rehabilitation
Retribution
A restoration of the order of justice that was disturbed by the criminals behavior
Defense of society
Reserve, promote, and defend the common good of society states can raise taxes and inflict punishment
Deterrence
Deterring the criminal from causing a heinous act again
Divided on live vs do
Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of this criminal is paramount. Capital punishment can help criminals reform because it gives them a chance to prepare for death
Sources of Catholic theological support/opposition for the death penalt
New testaments . Pro( punishment verses) anti (forgiveness) Old pro( Ten Commandments) anti (then comandments )
According to JPII, under what circumstances is execution morally permissible, and why are these circumstances extremely rare?
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
Are arguments from pathos (appeals to feeling) more convincing that arguments from
logos or ethos (reason and ethics) regarding the death penalty?
Arguments from reason and logic are always more convincing. However arguments from emotion can also have an impact you to sympathy
Does the death penalty serve or detract from the pursuit of JUSTICE?
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