People

http://ijpccincinnati.org/

“As a Catholic woman whose little daughter’s life was taken by a serial child killer, I came to realize that the kidnapper’s life was just as precious as my Susie’s. That might seem like a big stretch for others, but that’s the kind of God in whom I believe — a God who is crazy…

“As the sister of a murder victim, I am fully aware of the pain and hurt that violent death causes for the survivors. As a Christian, I know that inflicting death on another is not the way to break the cycle of pain, but instead extends it.”

“I am signing this because I know that the death penalty does more harm than good. The death penalty delays the healing process necessary for the loved ones of the victim and creates more victims in the loved ones of the condemned, as well as those instructed to carry out this premeditated act of murder….

“I am against the death penalty, the most serious affront to an adult life.”

“The more strongly I understood the sacredness of unborn life, the more strongly I came to oppose the death penalty.”