Pope Francis says the death penalty is an affront to human dignity

The death penalty, he said, is “morally inadmissible” because it destroys life, which is “the most important gift we have received.” 

“Let us not forget that, up to the very last moment, a person can convert and change,” the pope said. “The commandment, ‘Thou shalt not kill,’ refers to both the innocent and the guilty.”

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