John Paul II (...) was ...
... influenced by the people I mentioned. He wasn't alone though - most of bishops worldwide adopted the post-modernist position on capital punishment, contrary to almost 2000 years of Church tradition.
Btw, Torq, if you are in favour of death penalty then ...
... you follow almost 2000 years of traditional Church's teachings and the Bible (which I quoted in #251).
On the other hand, Paulina, if you are against the death penalty, then you choose to follow modernist teachings from the second half of 20th century and disregard what the Church had taught for almost two millenia.
Hmm... what should people choose: 2000 years of tradition or several decades of modernist nonsense? *rolls eyes*
feel like wasting my time on cruel, heartless people.
Same here. I really can't stand those heartless people who are willing to murder an unborn child for the crime of its father, to avoid its mother's trauma, or because it is not wanted. Horrible, cruel people. :(