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US Catholic bishops denounce Trump's plan to livestream execution

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United States Catholic bishops have denounced a plan by the Trump administration to livestream the military execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Hasan, a former army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood killings, will be broadcast live. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death that undermines the moral fabric of the nation. Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, described the plan as a public spectacle of killing adversaries. He stated that any Catholics assigned to the firing squad should request to be excused from the action because it contradicts Church teaching.

While President Trump previously told reporters he approved the plan, he has since expressed uncertainty regarding the livestream.

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 12, 11:28 AM Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Washington Letter: Pentagon plan to livestream execution met with widespread condemnation
  2. Oct 12, 11:25 AM The Catholic Sun Washington Letter: Pentagon plan to livestream execution met with widespread condemnation
  3. Oct 12, 2:00 PM The Catholic Leader Death in the USA by firing squad – for all the world to see
  4. Oct 13, 7:07 AM Vatican News Français Mgr Broglio s'oppose à l'exécution publique de Nidal Hasan
  5. Oct 13, 2:26 PM The Catholic Spirit Washington Letter: Pentagon plan to livestream execution met with widespread condemnation
  6. Oct 13, 5:12 AM Vatican News Deutsch USA: Militärerzbischof kritisiert Hinrichtungs-Livestream
  7. Oct 13, 6:24 AM RomaSette Italiano Usa: l’ordinario militare Broglio contro la diretta streaming dell’esecuzione di Hasan
  8. Oct 13, 8:23 AM Vatican News Español Arzobispo Broglio: Contra la ejecución pública por fusilamiento
  9. Oct 14, 9:34 AM OSV News Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution
  10. Oct 14, 9:34 AM The Catholic Telegraph Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution
  11. Oct 14, 10:08 AM Catholic Review Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution
  12. Oct 15, 9:32 AM Catholic News Agency Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be livestreamed, Trump says
  13. Oct 15, 9:33 AM The Central Minnesota Catholic Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution
  14. Oct 15, 9:51 PM The Catholic Weekly The public execution of a terrorist would diminish America

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