Pope declares death penalty inadmissible as US plans execution

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 15:19 · Archive

Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment inadmissible on World Day Against the Death Penalty.

Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment 'inadmissible' on Saturday while marking World Day Against the Death Penalty. In a post on X, the American pope quoted revised Catholic teaching stating that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being. 'The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment,' the post read. 'Effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.' The declaration came as the US Defence Department announced Thursday that the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed. Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood military base, is scheduled to be executed on 3 December. The pope did not refer specifically to the planned execution.

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• Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream executionPope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.”.Clickorlando · 10 Oct, 14:45
• Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream executionPope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.”.News4Jax · 10 Oct, 14:45

In this story: Pope Leo XIV · United States · Fort Hood · Nidal Malik Hasan · US Defence Department

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