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US Army Catholics barred from firing squads by Archbishop

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Archbishop Timothy Broglio has stated that Catholics serving in the U.S. Army should not participate in firing squad executions. This directive comes in response to the Pentagon's plan to live stream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was responsible for a mass shooting at Fort Hood. Broglio expressed concern that broadcasting the execution would be akin to imitating terrorists and making a spectacle of killing. AI

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US Army Catholics barred from firing squads by Archbishop

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Catholics in US Army must not take part in firing squad, armed forces archbishop says

    Catholics serving in the US Army should not take part in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon is planning to live stream on December 3, a prominent US archbishop said on Monday. In an unusually strongly worded statement, Archbishop Timothy…

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