Does the Catholic Church oppose the death penalty? Or does it give conservative politicians wiggle room to exploit the issue in elections?
The question has come up in Colorado, where Bob Beauprez, the Republican nominee for governor, is pounding Democratic incumbent John Hickenlooper for granting a reprieve to a man on death row. Beauprez, a Catholic, claims that the former archbishop of Denver, Charles Chaput, told him it’s OK to support the death penalty.
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