If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the tradition of two millenia of Catholic thought, denying the teaching of several previous popes, and contradicting the teaching… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
“In the first of these senses, neither Christ nor the Christian is supposed to be the world’s servant. Jesus is obedient, not to the… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
“But this could be interpreted primarily in terms of the ministry of word and sacrament, in accordance with the previous models of the Church,… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the tradition of… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
The Church therefore has one inescapable task: To lift up Christ. When she seeks to lift herself up she becomes weak, but when she… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
