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Bishop responds to US plan for public execution
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed shock and great sorrow following an announcement that the U.S. government plans to live-stream a scheduled execution.
The U.S. Department of War announced on October 8 that it will live-stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. The execution is scheduled for December 3.
Archbishop Coakley issued a statement condemning the decision, noting that God is the God of life.
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