Mario Marazziti calls US execution of Christa Pike a failure of humanity

Mario Marazziti of the Community of Sant'Egidio described the failed execution of Christa Pike in the United States as a failure of humanity. Pike survived two injections of pentobarbital and was subsequently moved to a hospital.

The governor of Tennessee suspended all capital punishment executions for the remainder of the year following the incident. Marazziti stated that the death penalty does not provide security and weakens the social contract that requires the state to defend life at all times.