It just seems to me that without each other, we are all just spinning our wheels. The Pope spoke on his behalf and the man spared. Granted, none of us are Pope John Paul, but together we are a formidable opponent against capital punishment. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in the US, several abolition groups have formed and attempted to end the killing. The US is well past the 500th execution mark.
Prisoners coming to the row are younger and younger each time a new one comes in.
It is utterly sickening that there are kids here that, by US law, are too young to buy cigarettes, but are old enough to be executed. All arguments in support of the death penalty have been brought down over the years. I do, however, believe that it is this pain that enables otherwise kind and gentle people to think they can find solace in the death of another human being. Ms. Sue Norton, a woman I greatly respect and admire, is a member of Murder Victims Families For Reconciliation. She spends much of her time educating people about forgiveness and the death penalty.