On November 5, 2009, Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, opened fire on fellow soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, Texas while crying “Allahu Akbar!” He murdered 14 people that day, including a pregnant woman who begged for the life of her unborn…
Last month, Pope Francis expressed his opinion that the death penalty is unacceptable in all cases. At the same time as he took his public stand, a series of popular opinions circulated online about whether or not the death penalty…
Pope Francis’ recent and much-publicized change of the Catholic church’s position on the death penalty presents a challenge in the realm of theological and ethical reasoning. His rationale for denouncing the death penalty, according to the Vatican statement, is that…
