The Dignity of the Human Person: Catholic Social Teaching and the Practice of Criminal Punishment

Authors

Dora W. Klein, St. Mary's University School of LawFollow

Journal Title

Loyola Law Review

Volume

60

Issue

1

First Page

1

Document Type

Article

Publication Information

2014

Abstract

The moral foundation that supports the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty is wide and deep. This Article proposes that despite the oft-repeated maxim that "death is different," the same foundation that supports efforts to abolish the death penalty can also support those who seek to achieve other reforms in the practice of criminal punishment.

Recommended Citation

Dora W. Klein, The Dignity of the Human Person: Catholic Social Teaching and the Practice of Criminal Punishment, 60 Loy. L. Rev. 1 (2014).