Pope Denounces Death Penalty
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Speaking specifically about the United States, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said the planned livestreamed execution was "truly incomprehensible" and "unacceptable to turn death into a spectacle."
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The head of the U.S. bishops conference, Archbishop Paul Coakley, expressed "shock" and "great sorrow" at the Pentagon's plans.
"The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people."
In a post on X, the American pope quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by Pope Francis that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being.
"The Church’s position is one of total opposition to the death penalty; it is incompatible with human dignity and serves as no deterrent," Parolin told reporters on Friday.
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- 10 Oct
Speaking specifically about the United States, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said the planned livestreamed execution was "truly incomprehensible" and "unacceptable to turn death into a spectacle."
- 11 Oct
“The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.”
- 12 Oct
Pope Leo XIV condemned the death penalty as "inadmissible" as the Pentagon faces criticism over plans to livestream an execution later this year.
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12 Oct Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution
Fox News
11 Oct Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as US plans to livestream execution
New York Post
10 Oct Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution
Toronto Star
10 Oct Pope says death penalty "inadmissible" amid U.S. plans to livestream execution
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