On Jan. 5, the S.C. Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the state's capital punishment law. The ruling will determine the fate of Richard Moore, a man sentenced to death in 2001 after being convicted of robbery and murder.

Presently, the state capital punishment law requires those sentenced to death to choose their means of execution: a firing squad or the electric chair. South Carolina is one of just four states to implement a firing squad.

The Catholic Church stands firmly against the use of the death penalty because it is an attack on the inviolability, sacredness and fundamental dignity of human life. No matter the circumstances, justice will never be restored by the taking of a life.

The Diocese of Charleston implores the S.C. Supreme Court to commute Moore’s death sentence on Jan. 9, and end the cruel and unjust practice of capital punishment. 

To learn more about Richard Moore's story, click the link: https://bit.ly/3BsmYIJ.