128 - A Igreja mudou o seu ensinamento com relação a pena de morte?

Traditionally, the Catholic Church has always recognized the possibility of applying the death penalty. This position can be found in various ancient Catechisms, papal documents, and the writings of the Church's great theologians. Given this, is it correct to assert that Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, concluded—and taught—that the death penalty should be avoided?