US archbishop says Catholics in army should not participate in firing squad

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Broglio divulgou uma declaração contundente na segunda-feira, expondo uma série de preocupações sobre o plano militar dos EUA de transmitir ao vivo a execução de Nidal Hasan, ex-maior do exército que matou 13 pessoas durante um ataque de tiroteio em Fort Hood, Texas, em 2009.

He also asked whether the US wants to “imitate the terrorists of this world and make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries”.

The plan to livestream the execution on December 3 was announced last week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who characterised the spectacle as deterrence.

But the proposal has sparked backlash from lawmakers, rights groups and critics who warn that a publicly broadcast killing is not only unethical but could also be used as anti-US propaganda.

Hasan, agora com 56 anos, foi baleado pela polícia durante o ataque a Fort Hood em 2009 e agora está em cadeira de rodas. Críticos temem que a transmissão ao vivo da morte de Hasan possa transformá-lo em um símbolo para grupos armados que podem ser hostis aos EUA.

Cardinal Blase J Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, also condemned the plan to livestream the execution in a social media post on Monday, questioning the example it could set for children.

Hegseth has said he wants the execution to take place at the same time and location as the 2009 shooting spree, and described using military members to carry out the death penalty.

The last US military execution by firing squad was of Eddie Slovik, who was accused of desertion in 1945. He was the only US soldier to have such a sentence carried out for abandoning his post.

Na declaração de segunda-feira, Broglio também questionou a lógica por trás de colocar membros das Forças Armadas em câmeras para executar a morte de Hasan. Ele insinuou que isso poderia prejudicar a imagem das Forças Armadas dos EUA no exterior.

Without mentioning Hasan’s case specifically, Pope Leo also released a statement on Saturday condemning the death penalty.

Presidente Donald Trump, que supervisionou um pico sem precedentes nas execuções federais durante seu primeiro mandato, aprovou a execução de Hasan.

Still, on Saturday, he indicated that he has not decided whether to proceed with a livestream.

Since the start of his second term as president, Trump has pushed for the increased use of the federal death penalty. In April, he also approved additional methods to carry out the death penalty, including the firing squad.

In the past, Trump has also floated the death penalty as a punishment for crimes ranging from drug dealing to sedition, a term he has invoked against political rivals.

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