On April 2, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops for...

On April 2, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops for the first time made opposition to the death penalty an urgent priority, addressing the disparity between Catholics who tend to support capital punishment and their Pope, who strongly opposes it. "On this Good Friday, a day when we recall our Savior's own execution, we appeal to all people of goodwill, and especially Catholics, to work to end the death penalty," the bishops said in a statement. Currently, about two-thirds of USA Catholics support the death penalty.