Speaking Out: Florida Bishops Against the Death Penalty | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 4:25
About this sermon
Church leaders in Florida are speaking out against a new measure regarding the death penalty. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill that allows prisoners to be sentenced to death without a unanimous jury verdict. Bishops in Florida have long asked for capital punishment to be replaced by sentences of life in prison. The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes the death penalty as "inadmissible" and an attack on the dignity of the person. Executive Director for the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, Michael Sheedy, joins to tell us more about this new measure on the death penalty and what the exact conditions are for a jury ruling not to be unanimous and still lead to the death penalty. Sheedy explains whether there has been any response from the governor or lawmakers to the bishops' concerns. There is another execution scheduled to take place on Wednesday night and the bishops have asked that it be delayed. Although there is an area of disagreement, Governor DeSantis has done some things that the Florida bishops have applauded. Sheedy shares how the governor is on other pro-life issues, school choice and gender ideology. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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