The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.
Codifies Colorado's abolition of the death penalty and clarifies procedures for existing sentences.
House Judiciary — Next hearing 2026-01-18.
The Church teaches that every human life is sacred from conception to natural death — a truth grounded in Genesis 1:27 and reaffirmed in Evangelium Vitae. Any legislation that touches abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, or assisted suicide must be weighed against this first principle: the human person is never merely instrumental.
The Church proclaims that justice must aim not only at accountability but at the restoration of persons and communities (Catechism §2266-2267). Sentencing, re-entry, and juvenile-justice reforms are weighed against the dignity of the offender, the healing of the victim, and the protection of the community.
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