Part one of term paper
"God did not invent death, and when living creatures die it gives him no pleasure. He created everything so that it might continue to exist…" (WIS 1:13-14) In the world today, unfortunately, there exists a small minority of humans who believe it appropriate to have the power to take away another individual’s most fundamental right, n ...

Part two of term paper
... body of creatures known as humanity. Damning capital punishment for its immoral nature would not be condoning the gruesome acts of the perpetrators, it is rather a means of identifying a morally wrong problem, which step is a prerequisite to taking steps to remedy the wrong. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is to examine the various stances of social institutions, particularly the Catholic Church, and consequently show that capital punishment is not a just punishment but rather "morally accep ...