On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop...

On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop and one of the most influential leaders in the largely Roman Catholic country, urged the people to seek guidance from the Vatican's teachings opposing the death penalty. "Vengeance is not justice... Justice must always have a merciful heart," he said. "Justice without mercy is barbaric. Mercy without justice is weakness. Let us temper mercy with justice, and justice with mercy."