Pope Francis’s bold statement arrived as several US states are preparing to restart the controversial practice after several months of hiatusPope Francis’s unequivocal call in his speech before Congress for the death penalty to be abolished in the US comes at a critical moment in the history of the final punishment, with several states preparing to restart the controversial practice after several months of interlude.
The pontiff’s bold statement on Thursday could not be misconstrued: he told the assembled members of Congress that he wanted to see the “global abolition of the death penalty”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com