In pronouncing the death penalty “contrary to the Gospel,” Francis appears to be saying something that none of his predecessors ever said. By Jeff Jacoby GLOBE COLUMNIST OCTOBER 18, 2017 Pope Francis set the cat among the pigeons last week, telling an audience convened to mark the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the CatholicContinue reading “On the death penalty, Francis is going where no pope has gone before – The Boston Globe”