{"id":13315,"date":"2016-03-02T08:54:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T08:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=13315"},"modified":"2016-03-02T08:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T08:54:17","slug":"pope-francis-speaks-out-against-the-death-penalty-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/03\/02\/pope-francis-speaks-out-against-the-death-penalty-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis speaks out against the death penalty &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><strong>Pope Francis <\/strong><strong>speaks out <\/strong><strong>against the death penalty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pope Francis is known to be an opponent of the death penalty and has spoken out against it on previous occasions, for example in \u00a0September 2015 during his visit to the United States. In his latest pronouncement he has gone even further and urged all Christians and people of good will to work \u201cnot only for the abolition of the death penalty\u201d but also to improve the conditions in prison to respect the human dignity of prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Francis urged Catholic leaders not to carry out executions during the Year of Mercy, adding that to do so would be seen as a \u201ccourageous and exemplary act\u201d.\u00a0He then went on to appeal to the consciences of government leaders to join \u201cthe international consensus for the abolition of the death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rome is hosting an international convention for those working to abolish the death penalty . Pope Francis said he hoped that the convention, which \u00a0is being promoted by the Sant\u2019Egidio Community, will act as a focus and strengthen efforts to abolish capital punishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThe commandment \u2018Thou shall not kill\u2019 has absolute value and concerns both the innocent and the guilty\u201d Pope Francis said. Even criminals \u201cmaintain the inviolable right to life, the gift of God.\u201d \u00a0The Pope maintained that the penal system must always be open to the hope of reintegrating criminals into society.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis speaks out against the death penalty Pope Francis is known to be an opponent of the death penalty and has spoken out against it on previous occasions, for example in \u00a0September 2015 during his visit to the United States. 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