# Did the Church Change Her Mind on the Death Penalty? (Catholics Debate the Death Penalty)

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Published: 2025-10-16T21:50:00+00:00
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## Resource

Pat is joined by Suan Sonna and Daniel Vecchio to discuss recent controversies related to capital punishment and magisterial teaching. Pat's Substack article: https://journalofabsolutetruth.substack.com/p/an-intelligent-catholics-guide-to Ed Feser's article: https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2025/10/fastiggi-and-sonna-on-catholicism-and.html

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