Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty ‘inadmissible’ after US announces plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution: ‘Attack on the dignity of the person’
Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty “inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Pope Leo XIV denounced the death penalty, calling it "inadmissible" due to its violation of the dignity and inviolability of the person. This stance was taken in light of the United States' decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood massacre in Texas. Pope Leo emphasized that more effective systems of detention exist that can protect citizens without resorting to capital punishment.
He noted that these alternatives do not completely deprive guilty individuals of the chance for redemption. Meanwhile, Christa Pike, sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1995 murder of a 19-year-old woman, attempted a failed execution in Tennessee, which led to her being put on a ventilator for further treatment.
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