Christopher Blosser does the heavy lifting, bringing together some current discussions on Cardinal Martino’s comments on the impending execution of Saddam Hussein and the Church’s teaching on capital punishment.

I had said I would be taking a break from blogging during the holiday season, but having returned from vacation I couldn’t help but take an interest in an ongoing debate on Evangelical Catholicism, beginning with " A Catholic response to the sentencing of Saddam" (Dec. 28, 2006), being in part a rebuttal to Jimmy Akin’s criticism of Cardinal Martino (November 09, 2006).

Christopher’s post is, as usual, comprehensive. Do take a look at the pertinent applicable blog posts from Evangelical Catholicism and Akin, and try to use those points as framework for any discussion here.