Now, beginning with the pontificate of John Paul II, St. John Paul II, the church began to say, okay, look, in principle, the death penalty is okay, but in practice, it really should not be done.
Board members appear to get paid, often handsomely, to attend a few meetings a year and to nod knowingly as the chief executive pontificates on strategy.
Certainly, I can pontificate for ages and give you like wishy-washy concepts and philosophies and quotes and shit, but really you just need something practical.