Catholics are standing on a scaffold over death: Will we accept the offered coin?

There was tradition in the era of St. Thomas More that executioners asked for forgiveness, and those executed gave the person a coin, to ensure the act was swift. Christa Pike's execution on Sep. 30 wasn’t swift, or even effective.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”