Military archbishop urges Catholic soldiers' recusal from firing squad
The archbishop for the U.S. military on Monday urged Catholic soldiers to recuse themselves from the firing squad tasked with carrying out the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, emphasizing the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.
TL;DR
- Archbishop Timothy Broglio urged Catholic soldiers to recuse themselves from Nidal Hasan's execution firing squad.
- The Catholic Church officially opposes the death penalty.
- Broglio condemned plans to livestream Hasan's execution, calling it imitation of terrorist tactics.
- Bishop Daniel E. Garcia also opposes the execution, stating it would exacerbate trauma.
- Pope Leo XIV recently reaffirmed the Church's view that the death penalty is 'inadmissible'.