The brilliant, awesome Catholic Church is against the death penalty.  Upholding the dignity of each individual’s inherent equalness of value is crucial to maintaining a responsible, compassionate government.
So how about people who commit unspeakable crimes, like raping and killing young girls?
The Chosen One, Bobby Jindal, has the answer:
Cut their balls off.
Governor Bobby Jindal today [Dan's note:  this was back on June 26th] signed the Sex Offender Chemical Castration Bill, SB 144, authorizing the castration of convicted sex offenders.
Yeah, chemical castration – I know it’s not the same thing that Jesse …