{"id":3746,"date":"2006-12-29T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2006-12-29T13:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/martino-and-saddam.html"},"modified":"2006-12-29T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2006-12-29T13:29:27","slug":"martino-and-saddam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/martino-and-saddam.html","title":{"rendered":"Martino and Saddam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christopher Blosser does the heavy lifting, bringing together some current discussions on Cardinal Martino’s comments on the impending execution of Saddam Hussein and the Church’s teaching on capital punishment.<\/a><\/p>\n

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I had said I would be taking a break from blogging during the holiday season, but having returned from vacation I couldn’t help but take an interest in an ongoing debate on Evangelical Catholicism<\/em>, beginning with " A Catholic response to the sentencing of Saddam"<\/span><\/a> (Dec. 28, 2006), being in part a rebuttal to<\/em> Jimmy Akin’s criticism of Cardinal Martino<\/span><\/a> (November 09, 2006). <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Christopher’s post is, as usual, comprehensive. Do take a look at the pertinent applicable blog posts from Evangelical Catholicism and Akin, and try to use those points as framework for any discussion here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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