BREAKING Pope Leo XIV says "the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible" in Message to DePaul University in Chicago
BREAKING Pope Leo XIV says "the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible" in Message to DePaul University in Chicago
Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to participants gathered at DePaul University in Chicago for the 15th anniversary of Illinois' abolition of the death penalty. The Holy Father's address drew on the Church's consistent teaching that the dignity of every human person must be protected at every stage of life, including at its end. This comes at the U.S. Department of Justice said on April 24 that it was going to once again “seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences,” reinitiating the federal death penalty process that had been stalled under the Biden administration. The Trump administration has also announced that it will have federal firing squad executions in the United States. "the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”, and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide." - CCC 2267 "the Church teaches, in the light of t...
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