update 4/2023
Versions of this, correcting Sr. Prejean, The Church or other Church institutions, have been sent out, since 1997.
Does Truth Matter? Sr. Prejean, The Church & U of Notre Dame
9/7/2022
To: Exoneration Justice Clinic, Notre Dame Law School
Klau Institute of Civil and Human Rights, U of Notre Dame
G. Marcus Cole, Dean, Notre Dame Law School
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Re: “Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty in America: A Fireside Chat with Sister Helen Prejean,” September 23, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium, U of Notre Dame
Subject: Does Truth Matter?: Sister Prejean, Wrongful Convictions & The Death Penalty
From: Dudley Sharp, independent researcher, death penalty expert, former opponent, 832-439-2113, CV at bottom
It is instructive that Notre Dame would choose Sister Prejean for this chat, as her book, "The Death of Innocents", was a total disaster of inaccuracies, as detailed (1), with such the topic of the chat.
With the Catholic Church and the death penalty, we are dealing with significant willful ignorance, with an intentional lack of fact checking, vetting or critical thinking, for, nearly, 30 years, as detailed throughout.
From 1995 (EV) (2), through today (CCC 2267) (3), the Church insists that our criminal justice systems are so advanced that the death penalty should not be used. The Church has completely, neglected reality (4) and put many more innocents at risk (4), as a 15 second search would have shown Her (4), and which has occurred during the full force or the priest sex scandal, when the Church should have been most aware of more innocent victims, but was and is not . . . different topics, but similar Church actions and non-actions.
What we have learned, from the priest sex scandals, is that the Church did not and would not police herself, without outside pressure, nor has She done so with the death penalty . . . nor will She. As with the priest sex scandal, She will have to be forced into the truth (5) and no one will be surprised, again.
As inscribed on Notre Dame's Laetare Medal “Magna est veritas et praevalebit” (“Truth is mighty, and it shall prevail”).
We shall see. The U of Notre Dame has 17 days to fact check, vet and use critical thinking. Will they? Not until forced.
Update: As of Sept. 23, 2022, the truth did not prevail, as predicted. Law Professor Jimmy Gurule, Law Dean Marcus Cole, Sister Prejean and all those addressed were all, somehow, ignorant of this email or they could not be honest with the audience, as they chose not to reveal this letter with their audience. (video, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvAHe1g5Yk4 )
Just another cover up. A pattern.
Look here for some, additional assistance (6) but, start here:
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References:
This one added 12/9 but included within links from 9/7/2022
Four book reviews of Prejean's "The Death of Innocents"
III. Death of Truth: Sister Prejean’s book
The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
Sister Helen Prejean: Does Truth Matter? A Laetare Medal recipient
Catechism & State Protection
The Death Row "Exonerated"/"Innocent" Frauds
The Death Penalty: Saving More Innocent Lives
http://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-death-penalty-do-innocents-matter.html
71-83% Error Rate in Death Row "Innocent" Claims, Well Known Since 2000
http://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-death-penalty-do-innocents-matter.html
Deterrence, Death Penalties & Executions
https://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2019/04/deterrence-death-penalties-executions.html
https://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2019/04/deterrence-death-penalties-executions.html
BISHOPS HIDE TRUTH FROM THEIR FLOCK: DEATH PENALTY
Catholic Bishops: So Wrong on Death Penalty
more here:
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1) Sister Helen Prejean: Does Truth Matter?
Prejean is A Laetare Medal recipient
this one, below, added 12/9 but was included within links from 9/7
Four book reviews of Prejean's "The Death of Innocents"
III. Death Of Truth: Sister Prejean’s book
The Death Of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
2) Pope John Paul II: His death penalty errors
3) The Catholic Church & The Death Penalty
11 Factual Errors: 2018 CCC 2267 amendment
4) Catechism & State Protection
5) Please watch the video, Rebuild My Church: Crisis and Response, Notre Dame Forum (2019-2020)
6) Students, Academics & Journalists: Death Penalty Research
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600+ pro death penalty quotes from murder victim's families &
3300+ from some of the greatest thinkers in history
Victim Services
Additional research,w/sources, w/fact checking/vetting & critical thinking, as required of everyone.
1) The Death Penalty: Justice & Saving More Innocents
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Students, Academics & Journalists: Death Penalty Research
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Partial CV
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Partial CV, Dudley Sharp
