Catholic death penalty abolition of the death penalty, which is built after a new Pope

Washington (OSV News) – The Catholic opponents of the death penalty said they endeavored that Pope Leo XIV builds on the legacy of his predecessor against the death penalty of his predecessor.

KRISANNE Vaillancourt Murphy, Managing Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that works for the abolition of the death penalty in accordance with Catholic teaching OSV news“After what I understand from Pope Leo XIV, he is prepared, capable and – I pray – absolutely on the legacy of Pope Francis.

“From his first words on the balcony on the 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 all, for all who need our reach, our existence, our existence, the presence, the existence.

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 works with determination 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-bishop Prevost in a post on X, which is then known as a Twitter: “It is time to end the death penalty.”

The man who is shared by the editors on the same account as a call Catholic Media – including the newspaper Our Sunday Visitor, which has since become a magazine to end the practice.

Vaillancourt Murphy said these places were “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 has made aware of and has shown 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 the journey together in the Augustinan Charism, Pope Leo XIV shows that human dignity is the focus of his calling,” said Vaillancourt Murphy.