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Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says

Daily Maverick · 13 October 2026 at 06:30

Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Catholics serving in the US Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon is planning to livestream in December, a prominent US archbishop said on Monday.

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