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Has a substantial case been made from the New Testament that burning heretics is against the will of the Spirit?

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Heresy is defined by the Roman Catholic Church as "the obstinate denial or obstinate doubt after the reception of baptism of some truth which is to be believed by divine and Catholic faith" (Code of Canon Law, Canon 751). A person is in formal heresy when four elements are present: > 1) the person in question must have had a valid Christian baptism > > 2) the person claims to still be a Christian > > 3) the person publicly and obstinately denies or positively doubts a > truth that the Catholic Church regards as revealed by God (through the > Scriptures or Sacred tradition) > > 4) the disbelief must be morally culpable, that is, there must be a > refusal to accept what is known to be a doctrinal imperative. The Catholic Church also states categorically that the burning of an heretic is not against the will of the Spirit and that the faithful are forbidden to read, assert, preach, praise, print, publish, or defend the idea that it is against the will of the Spirit. see here Here it has been asked where in the New Testament a Roman Catholic would go to find support that burning an heretic is not against the will of the Spirit. This question asks if any theologian from any denomination has ever made a substantial case from the New Testament that burning heretics **is** against the will of the Spirit. I am not asking after arguments regarding capital punishment in general.
Asked by Mike Borden (26503 rep)
May 27, 2023, 11:11 AM
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