The abolition of the Catholic death penalty of the death penalty, which is questioned according to the new Pope of Francis'

By Kate Scanlon, OSV News

Washington – The Catholic opponents of the death penalty said that they endeavor to build on the legacy of his predecessor against the death penalty of his predecessor.

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, managing director of the Catholic mobilization network, a group that is committed to the abolition of the death penalty in line with Catholic teaching, said OSV News: “After what I understand from Pope Leo XIV, he is prepared and – I pray on building the Legacy of Pope francis.

“From his first words on the balcony on St. Peter Square, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the need for a” synodal church “and said:” We have to look at how to build a mission church, build bridges, dialogue, always open to the welcoming with open arms for everyone, for everyone who needs our reach, our character, our present, the present, the present.

Pope Francis revised the catechism of the Catholic Church in 2018 to clarify the teaching of the Church that the death penalty in the modern world is morally “inadmissible” and that the church is working for its abolition worldwide.

Vaillancourt Murphy pointed out the direct call from Pope Francis after the commutation of the death sentences in the United States last year. A few days after the conversation with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced on December 23 that he would transform most existing federal deaths to life in prisons.

“The death of Pope Francis felt like a loss for the abolition of the death penalty,” said Vaillancourt Murphy. “After all, he was perhaps the most convincing champion in the world to end the scourge of the death penalty. During his papacy, Pope Francis consistently underlined the death penalty as a critical topic on the continuum of consistent ethics of life.”

Vaillancourt Murphy said that Pope Leo showed “his heart for the marginalized”, also in his social media presence.

Before he became Pontiff, Bishop Prevost then wrote in a post on March 5, 2015 on X, which was known as Twitter at the time: “It is time to end the death penalty.”

The man who has been shared by Pope Leo as a call from the editors of Catholic Media – including the Sunday Visitor Newspaper, which has since become a magazine, to end the practice.

Vaillancourt Murphy said these places are “a welcome confirmation of his feelings in this matter, even before catechism was revised in 2018.”

“The death penalty seems to be a problem that he carefully followed and showed the willingness to publicly advance to observe the abolition,” she said.

As a long-time missionary in Peru, Chicago, born in Chicago, holds both the US and Peruvian citizenship.

“In view of his global experience, his modest presence and serious commitment to the community and his journey together in the Augustinan Charism, Pope Leo XIV shows that the human dignity is the focus of his calling,” said Vaillancourt Murphy.