Unsurprisingly, large majority favors death penalty for terrorist. Too bad.

Yeah, too bad.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the surviving Boston marathon bombing suspect should receive the death penalty if convicted and found guilty. Just 23% oppose the death penalty in this case, while 16% more are undecided.

Well, count me with the 23%. For all sorts of reasons.

Of course, the sentiment is understandable.

Here's an excerpt from part of an article I read last night that I agree 100% with:

Lessons From Boston

Yet we must remember the moving moments. One came during the Mass and homily of Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley April 21. He condemned the culture of death and quoted Blessed John Paul II: “Respond to the blind violence and inhuman hatred with the fascinating power of love.”  

After the Mass, the cardinal said he was opposed to the death penalty for the surviving bomber. “Forgiveness does not mean that we do not realize the heinousness of the crime,” he explained. “But in our own hearts when we are unable to forgive we make ourselves a victim of our own hatred. Obviously as a Catholic I oppose the death penalty, which I think is one further manifestation of the culture of death in our midst.” 

Seeking justice is morally appropriate, but politicians already baying for the death penalty is one more symptom of the culture of death that drenches our society.