Pope Leo Calls Death Penalty "Inadmissible" as U.S. Plans to Livestream Fort Hood Execution

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Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment "inadmissible," citing the Catholic Church's teaching on human dignity.
The U.S. Defense Department plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad on December 3rd.
Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood.
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin called the planned livestreamed execution "unacceptable" and a "spectacle."
Archbishop Paul Coakley expressed "shock" and "great sorrow" at the Pentagon's decision.
President Trump stated he approves of Hasan's execution and believes the death penalty is a "worthy way of going" for him.

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