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(Arch)Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
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Archbishop of St. Louis, MO
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(Arch)Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri
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(Arch)Bishop of San Francisco, California
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(Arch)Bishop of Miami, Florida
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Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, MO
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Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
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Bishop of Brownsville, Texas
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Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee
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Bishop of St. Augustine, Florida
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Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada
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Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida
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Bishop of St. Petersburg, Florida
Bishop of Sacramento, California
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Bishop of Austin, Texas
"I am proud to join my brother bishops and Catholic sisters and brothers in signing this pledge to work for an end to the death penalty in our country. Our faith compels us to speak out on the sacredness of human life, even the lives of those who have committed serious crimes in our society."
Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida
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Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, D.C.
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Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana
Bishop of San Jose, California
Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah
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Bishop Emeritus of San Jose, California
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Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa
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Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California
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(Arch)Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas and Fomer President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Former President, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
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Bishop of Venice, Florida
“I have signed the Pledge. Catholics and all like-minded individuals need to sign it; it is a pledge that will go about urging people to educate, advocate, and pray for an end to capital punishment. This pledge will provide an encouragement to parish priests to begin to talk more about the death penalty, not just saying the same thing every time, but to really bring it into the discussion. It is a matter of life, so they need to be talking about it,”
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(Arch)Bishop of Kansas City, Kansas
"By resorting to violent punishment, when it is not necessary to protect innocent lives, the death penalty corrupts civil society. We need to surround the victims of violent crimes with love and compassionate support. The execution of those accused of perpetrating heinous crimes does not help victims, nor does it contribute to building a culture of life."