Missouri Governor Denies Clemency to Death Row Inmate Despite Catholic Protests
The Catholic bishops of Missouri had strongly urged the faithful to contact Parson and ask him to stay Dorsey’s execution, citing Catholic teaching on the death penalty.
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Bishops in Texas Urge Clemency for Woman on Death Row
Lucio, 53, was sentenced to death in 2008 for the Feb. 17, 2007 death of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. Alvarez was the youngest of Lucio’s 14 children.
Archbishop Coakley: Oklahoma Governor’s Clemency of Julius Jones Took ‘Tremendous Courage’
Earlier on Thursday, Archbishop Coakley tweeted that he “offered Mass this morning for Julis and Gov. Stitt. It’s in the Lord’s hands now.”
Missouri Executes Inmate After Holy See Appealed for Clemency
While noting that “grave crimes such as this deserve grave punishments,” Archbishop Pierre said in a plea to Missouri Gov. Eric Parsons, R, that “His Holiness wishes to place before you the simple fact of Mr. Johnson’s humanity and the sacredness of all human life.”
St. Augustine Bishop Estevez Calls for an End to Florida Death Penalty
Bishop Estevez notes that no death row inmate in Florida has been granted clemency since 1983, and with 350 death row inmates, Florida has the largest active death row in the United States.
