Papa condamnă pedeapsa cu moartea, în timp ce SUA pregătesc transmiterea în direct a unei execuții

Pope Leo XIV declared the death penalty "inadmissible" on World Day Against the Death Penalty, emphasizing human dignity. He stated that justice can be served without capital punishment. The Vatican's Secretary of State criticized the planned execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, scheduled for December 3, calling it unacceptable to make death a spectacle. Hasan was convicted for a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009. Pope Francis had previously amended the Catholic Church's Catechism to declare the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, a stance supported by Leo XIV.