VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-12
“The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.”
Pope Leo · said 2026-10-10 · reported 2026-10-12
Pope Leo argued that effective detention systems make capital punishment unnecessary.
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