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The Pope Declares The Death Penalty Inadmissible - Vows to Abolish Across All Nations
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Pope Francis has approved a change to the official teachings of the Catholic Church,
calling for the worldwide abolition
of the death penalty. The pope has frequently spoken out against the death penalty; in a speech in Rome last year, for example, Francis called the punishment “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” The new change to the Catechism, which is the official body of the Church’s teachings, formalizes that opposition based on “an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost, even after the commission of very serious crimes.”
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The Church has underscored its opposition to the destruction of any kind of life,
even when that means defying the state
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