US Catholic Bishops Condemn Military Execution to be Broadcast Live
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemns the plan to broadcast the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan live, calling the decision barbaric.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) condemned the plan to broadcast the military execution of Nidal Hasan live.
- Archbishop Paul S. Coakley called the decision a 'barbaric promotion of a culture of death' and urged reconsideration.
- The Catholic Church's teaching is that the death penalty is inadmissible, especially when society has means to protect itself.
- The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network also opposed the execution and its broadcast.
- Critics argue that broadcasting the execution would be a 'grotesque display of hate' and reminiscent of past national horrors like lynching.