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mo0004
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The Church has spoken many times on the morality of capital punishment. Has the Church ever given an opinion on the morality of sentences of life in solitary confinement without possibility of parole?
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Scoobyshme
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From a Natural Law standpoint, solitary confinement could be considered much more difficult than normal imprisonment because it goes against the Natural Law. One of man’s natural needs is the need to live in community, i.e., to have contact and interaction with other humans. There have, however, been folks who have lived in isolation as hermits, and offered that up as a sacrifice. And I think that’s fine. And if I were in prison for life, I think I might like to try that, but it would be on a spiritual level, not just a physical and psychological level. That’s the danger of someone doing it in prison. I guess it depends on the individual.The Church has spoken many times on the morality of capital punishment. Has the Church ever given an opinion on the morality of sentences of life in solitary confinement without possibility of parole?
On the other hand, from what I’ve seen on TV and movies, it would be very dangerous to live in the general population of a prison. The prisoners aren’t protected from one another at all. Violence and rape are commonplace. That makes it a very evil place.
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RobHom
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Based upon this…
newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm
it is said that “solitary confinement is the severest punishment next to death”.
I am having trouble finding anything “definitive” regarding solitary confinement… but given that the Church basically opposes Capital Punishment… not inflicting it and securing an individual into solitary confinement for the protection of others would be appropriate as it prevents the miscreant from harming others in society.
Putting a “psychopathic killer” into general populations is to invite violence and death.
Putting a “pedophile or child killer” into general populations is to invite violence and death.
The safest situation is to remove those people from the general prisoner population for the protection of one or the other.
newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm
it is said that “solitary confinement is the severest punishment next to death”.
I am having trouble finding anything “definitive” regarding solitary confinement… but given that the Church basically opposes Capital Punishment… not inflicting it and securing an individual into solitary confinement for the protection of others would be appropriate as it prevents the miscreant from harming others in society.
Putting a “psychopathic killer” into general populations is to invite violence and death.
Putting a “pedophile or child killer” into general populations is to invite violence and death.
The safest situation is to remove those people from the general prisoner population for the protection of one or the other.
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catsrus
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I believe that, in most cases, a “lifetime” in solitary confinment with no human contact would lead to insanity. It has happened in history. i.e. James Bothwell
I also think that a sentence such as that would be worse than a death sentence.
I don’t advocate either.
Just my :twocents:
I also think that a sentence such as that would be worse than a death sentence.
I don’t advocate either.
Just my :twocents:
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Adeodatus
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You mean like in favor of it for almost two thousand years?The Church has spoken many times on the morality of capital punishment.
I guess if the 3 choices were:
- Daily anal rape by gangsters or skinheads for the rest of your life, or
- Driven frothing, rock-gnawing insane by being kept in a box for the rest of your life, or
- The meal of your choice, a good confession and a quick end.
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