Pope Leo decries death penalty as Hegseth’s public execution plan sparks backlash

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Pope Leo decries death penalty as Hegseth’s public execution plan sparks backlash

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Pope Leo XIV condemned capital punishment as incompatible with human dignity amid backlash over a reported Pentagon plan to livestream the execution of former Army Major Nidal Hasan. The article describes the pontiff's criticism and the controversy surrounding the proposed public broadcast in Texas.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called capital punishment “inadmissible” on World Day Against the Death Penalty, amid the Pentagon’s plans to livestream the December execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan in Texas.  “The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the pontiff wrote on…

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