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To: All clergy and religious
From: Jayna Hoffacker, associate director, Justice and Peace Ministries
Catholic Mobilizing Network has compiled a new resource designed for bishops, priests and deacons who want to identify opportunities to connect the Church’s teaching against the death penalty to scripture.
In this resource, you will find:
- A selection of Scripture passages and Liturgical Feasts that lend themselves towards preaching about the death penalty
- Core Church teachings on the death penalty from the Catholic Catechism, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Pope Francis’ papal encyclical, Fratelli Tutti
- Basic facts about capital punishment in the U.S. and where to find information about the death penalty in Georgia
Click here to download Tips for Preaching about the Death Penalty.
For more information on the work to abolish the death penalty in Georgia, please visit Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty or contact me at jhoffacker@archatl.com or 404-920-7898.