Pope Francis re-affirms his position against death penalty

By; Radio Sapientia

18^th Dec 2018

Pope Francis has re-affirmed his stand on NOT supporting the death penalty because of the great harm it does to human dignity.

In his meeting with the delegation at the Vatican, the Pope set aside his prepared remarks and gave an impromptu address saying, the death penalty is always a rejection of the Gospel and of human dignity, calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty.

He told the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty that every life is sacred and that human dignity must be safeguarded without exception.

He says his ministry has a responsibility to advocate for life right from inception to natural death and dispelled assertions by sections of the public quoting paragraph 2267 of the Catechism that the Catholic Church provides a degree for the death penalty.

Pope Francis challenges governments and the United Nations never to advocate for the death penalty.