The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
The fearless, fair (& funny) sides of Stephen Walker - and the respect he had in ALL corners of the political landscape - were captured in this short look-back on his remarkable career, put together by BBC's @KellyBonner
Today on the Quick Book Reviews podcast I suggest 3 books to get people back into reading and I interview @BrianMcGilloway as we chat about books and so much more, all part of the Summer Special series.