Catholic Church and capital punishment

Acceptance and approval of capital punishment within the Catholic Church has varied throughout time, with the Church becoming significantly more critical of the practice since the mid-20th century. In 2018, the Catechism of the Catholic Church was revised to read that "in the light of the Gospel" the death penalty is "inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person", and that the Catholic Church "works with determination for its abolition worldwide."

Catholic Church and capital punishment

Acceptance and approval of capital punishment within the Catholic Church has varied throughout time, with the Church becoming significantly more critical of the practice since the mid-20th century. In 2018, the Catechism of the Catholic Church was revised to read that "in the light of the Gospel" the death penalty is "inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person", and that the Catholic Church "works with determination for its abolition worldwide."