Afghanistan, Oct. 11 -- Pope Leo XIV has renewed his opposition to the death penalty, calling it an attack on human dignity and saying justice can be achieved without executions, amid growing controversy over a US military plan to livestream the execution of a former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people.
In a statement posted on social media on Saturday, October 10, to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the pope said capital punishment was "inadmissible" because it violates the inviolability and dignity of the human person.
"The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," Leo wrote, adding that effective detention systems can protect the public w...