US Archbishop Urges Catholic Soldiers to Opt Out of Firing Squad Execution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : He also said he wants the execution to occur at the same time and place as the 2009 Fort Hood shooting and to use military members to carry out the death penalty, noting it had not been done since World War II.
33% : Cardinal Blase J Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, condemned the plan in a social media post on Monday, stating that capital punishment is unacceptable and calling the broadcast "performative barbarism," and asking whether children should be exposed to what he described as the pornography of a state‑sponsored slaying.
28% : Broader Implications and Historical Context Pope Leo released a statement on Saturday condemning the death penalty, saying it is an attack on human dignity and that effective detention systems can meet justice without capital punishment.

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