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

The Hill · October 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM

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

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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