Just so, why does the Church seek to end the death penalty?
The Church does not support the death penalty because building a culture of life requires all life to be respected, even murderers and terrorists. Only God should determine the time to die, not the state or court system.
Subsequently, question is, what would a utilitarian say about capital punishment? More specifically, a utilitarian approach sees punishment by death as justified only if that amount of punishment for murder best promotes the total happiness, pleasure, or well-being of the society.
Also Know, what does Christianity teach about the death penalty?
The death penalty is consistent with Old Testament Biblical teaching, and suggests that God created the death penalty. In total, the Old Testament specifies 36 capital offences including crimes such as idolatry, magic and blasphemy, as well as murder.
What religion is against capital punishment?
The 2018 Revised Catholic Cathechism
On August 2, 2018, the Roman Catholic Church formally revised its Cathechism to unambiguously oppose capital punishment. The new Catechism calls capital punishment “an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person” and deems it “inadmissible” in all cases.
