Sources of Scalia's Fear

Regarding “Death Penalty Symposium” (March 24-30):

Why are Antonin Scalia and others of the bench and bar defensive in regard to executing criminals? Does it matter whether they are Catholic or not? Are they to follow the judicial administrative opinion of the Vicar of Christ if common law dictates otherwise? Or is there fear and thus a cause to be defensive of their or other's past judgments? The most fearful of all questions to pose is: “Do you have jurisdiction?”

I believe Justice Scalia is a God-fearing man — yet also a man-fearing man.

PATRICK CHENAL

Frederic, Wisconsin

Father Marko Rupnik, in an interview with EWTN in 2020

Vatican Denies Marko Rupnik Has Been Acquitted

The Holy See said the canonical criminal trial remains open and judges are continuing to review evidence in the case involving the former Jesuit accused of sexual and psychological abuse.