Pope Francis calls for death penalty suspension

Pope Francis, who has repeatedly called for an end
to the death penalty, on Sunday proposed that
Catholic leaders suspend the practice for a year to
mark the Holy Year of Mercy.
"I make an appeal to the conscience of all rulers, so
that we can achieve an international consensus for
the abolition of the death penalty," the Pope said in
his Sunday address in St. Peter's Square.
"And I propose to those among them who are
Catholic to make a courageous and exemplary
gesture: that no sentence is executed in this Holy
Year of Mercy."
The Pope launched the Jubilee Year of Mercy on
December 8. The church's formal yearlong push for
mercy and forgiveness is set to continue through
November 20, when the feast of Christ the King will
be celebrated.
Francis voiced his support Sunday for an
international conference taking place on Monday in
Rome called A World Without the Death Penalty,
saying he hoped the conference would bring
renewed energy to the mission to end capital
punishment.
The Pope underlined the possibility of redemption
for offenders and a "criminal justice open to the
hope of reintegration into society."
"The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' has
absolute value and applies to both the innocent and
the guilty," he said on Sunday.
Francis follows predecessors Pope Benedict XVI
and Pope John Paul II in speaking out against the
death penalty.

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