FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sheila Hopkins Director of Social Concerns/Respect Life (850) 205-6826 shopkins@flacathconf.org Prior to Scheduled Execution, Catholics in Florida Pray for the Condemned on Death Row and the Victims of Their Crimes
Prior to the July 10 scheduled execution of Marshall Gore, the Catholic Bishops of Florida urge Governor Scott to commute his sentence and end the use of the death penalty in Florida. The statement from the Florida Catholic Conference follows: “We urge Governor Scott to
“When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt.
Does Society Really Make a Coherent Statement Against Killing by Killing? An Open Letter to Governor Rick Scott from the Bishops of Florida on the Pending Executions of Elmer Carroll, William Van Poyck and Marshall Gore Dear Governor Scott: We
A PLEA FOR MERCY FOR LARRY MANN Tallahassee (April 8, 2013) – The Bishops of Florida appeal to Governor Scott for mercy in the case of Larry Mann, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6:00 p.m. on April 10, 2013. We must never
Florida Bishops Appeal to Governor Scott to Stay Execution of Paul Howell Tallahassee (February 22, 2013) – The Catholic Bishops of Florida ask Governor Scott to stay the execution of Paul Howell convicted for the 1992 murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Contact: Sheila S. Hopkins Director for Social Concerns/Respect Life (850) 205-6826 shopkins@flacathconf.org Tallahassee, FL – The bishops of Florida have issued a statement to somberly mark the 40th anniversary of the January 22, 1973
