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Justice Scalia speaks for himself on death penalty, not the Catholic Church

October 27, 2011 By Lisa Miller

That Justice Antonin Scalia believes in execution as a moral form of punishment is a well-known fact. That he is an observant, traditional Roman Catholic is, similarly, well-known. That he appears to believe his church supports the death penalty and that he’s willing to stake his job on that conviction is nothing short of astonishing. But there […]

Filed Under: On Faith, Washington Post Tagged With: catholicism, Conference of Catholic Bishops, death penalty, Evangelium Vitae, Justice Antonin Scalia, Lisa Miller

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Lisa Miller is a staff writer at New York magazine. She is the former religion columnist for the Washington Post, former senior editor of Newsweek magazine, and author of "Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife."

In 2014, Lisa Miller was nominated for the National Magazine Award and featured in Best Magazine Writing of 2014.

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