Vatican, August 31 (EFE)- Pope Francis has filed a new appeal against the death penalty, which he says does not provide justice to the victims and encourages revenge. , this time for September.
Always raising his voice against the death penalty, Francis begins: “Every day more and more people around the world are saying no to the death penalty. For the Church, it’s a sign of hope”.
The Pope adds that “from a legal point of view, the death penalty is no longer necessary.” Society can effectively suppress crime without definitively depriving the offender of the possibility of salvation.”
“There should always be a window of hope in every conviction. The death penalty does not bring justice to the victims, it encourages revenge. And it prevents the possibility of undoing a possible lack of justice,” adds Francis.
On the other hand, “the death penalty is not morally appropriate; it destroys the most important gift we receive, life,” he explains, and reminds us that “a person can transform and change until the last moment.” . . .
On Catholic doctrine, the Pope recalls that “in the light of the Bible, the death penalty is unacceptable. The command ‘Thou shalt not kill’ refers to both the innocent and the guilty.”
Therefore, the Pope called on “all well-meaning people around the world to mobilize for an end to the death penalty,” and from them “the death penalty, which attacks one’s inviolability and dignity, should be abolished in the laws of every country in the world”.
Pope’s videos is an initiative that was born during this papacy and is developed by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which aims to spread the Pope’s monthly prayer intentions.
source: Noticias
