But of course! You are now restating what I said: in Catholicism, severity of sanction is not based on the severity of sin, but on other factors, such as repentance (or lack thereof).
So you cannot really use Catholic doctrine on sin as the basis of a civil legal system, because you’ll end up executing adulterers (or homosexuals) and letting murderers walk free.
In general, catholic doctrine does not address the exacting of justice or punishment for particular transgressions. It only guides what is right and what is wrong.
So you cannot really use Catholic doctrine on sin as the basis of a civil legal system, because you’ll end up executing adulterers (or homosexuals) and letting murderers walk free.
Absolutely not, the Church’s teaching on capital punishment is very clear, and the notion that Church teaching would lead to people being executed for adultery or homosexual acts is simply ludicrous. Read CCC 2267.
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