Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde and Richmond Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo recently collaborated on a letter sent to Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner asking to commute the sentence of Robin Lovitt to life in prison. "The death penalty would be unnecessary, and hence inappropriate, even if we could be absolutely certain of Mr. Lovitt’s guilt," the bishops said, adding that today’s society can be protected without the use of capital punishment. Lovitt was convicted of murdering a man in a pool hall with a pair of scissors. (
Jer.22:3;
Gen.9:6)
Posted by Editor at June 30, 2005 02:09 PM