Papa Leon al XIV-lea condamnă pedeapsa cu moartea, în timp ce SUA pregătesc transmiterea în direct a unei execuții

Pope Leon XIV declared the death penalty "inadmissible" on World Day Against the Death Penalty, coinciding with plans for a live execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. He emphasized that justice can be served without capital punishment, preserving human dignity. Vatican Secretary of State criticized the execution plan as unacceptable. Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is set to be executed on December 3. Pope Francis previously deemed the death penalty inadmissible in all cases, a stance supported by Leon XIV, who advocates for prison visits in his apostolic journeys. The UN stated that broadcasting Hasan's execution would be akin to torture.