Has the Church Changed Its Stance on Capital Punishment?

Tom Nash explains that the Church's recent teachings on capital punishment have not declared it an intrinsic moral evil, but rather have been judicious judgments on how widely it ought to be used today.

Tom Nash is a research associate at Ave Maria Radio, and former theology advisor at EWTN. He is the author of What Did Jesus Do?: The Biblical Roots of the Catholic Church (Incarnate Word Media) and The Biblical Roots of the Mass (Sophia Institute Press). In addition, he is contributing author to Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass (Emmaus Road Publishing). He is also a regular member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.