Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 24, 2016 / 15:04 pm
Californians should vote for Proposition 62, a ballot measure to end the death penalty, the Archbishop of Los Angeles has said in a reflection on justice, Catholic teaching and American society.
"It is time for us to end the death penalty – not only in California but throughout the United States and throughout the world," Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said Sept. 21.
"In a culture of death, I believe mercy alone can be the only credible witness to the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person."
His essay is part of a special issue of the Los Angeles archdiocese's newsweekly Angelus dedicated to the Church and the death penalty.