E-mail:”Whether one believes or not in hell is irrrelevant to this discussion. We are not electing a theologian. The question at hand is whether John Kerry favors the death penalty. As to Timothy McVeigh, no one can know if he faces an eternity of punishment. If he confessed his sins and was truly repentant, he will not. Is that not the Catholic position?”

ME: OK, I take your point about the death penalty debate. I’m still curious about whether Kerry believes in hell.