Execution Statistics Mask Grave Departure From Catholic Justice Principles
Catholic News Agency reports a 92% increase in U.S. executions during 2025, with Florida responsible for 40% of the 48 state killings. The article highlights controversial execution methods – nitrogen gas and firing squad – while noting declining death sentences (22 nationwide) and Gallup poll data showing 52% public support, the lowest in 50 years. Of particular concern is the claim that 55% of Catholic voters support capital punishment according to an EWTN/RealClear poll. The report extensively quotes Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy of Catholic Mobilizing Network lamenting this “tough year” for abolitionists while promoting the conciliar sect’s 2018 Catechism revision declaring death penalty “inadmissible.” The narrative presents antipope Leo XIV’s September 2025 statement that supporting executions is “not really pro-life” as authoritative, despite its contradiction of perennial Catholic teaching.