Authors

Robert F. Drinan

Article Title

Religious Organizations and the Death Penalty

Abstract

Over the past several years, many questions have been raised concerning the application and effectiveness of the death penalty. Ironically, the Catholic Church, a long-time supporter of the death penalty, has become one of the most vocal critics of the death penalty. In this Essay, Father Robert F. Drinan documents the Church's new-found opposition to the death penalty, and discusses the influence the Church will have on the future of the death penalty.

Repository Citation

Robert F. Drinan, Religious Organizations and the Death Penalty, 9 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 171 (2000), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmborj/vol9/iss1/8