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Timothy Broglio says Catholics on army firing squad should ask to be excused since it clashes with church teachingsThe archbishop who oversees the spiritual care of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/catholicism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Catholics</a> serving in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US military</a> condemned the Pentagon’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/live-stream-execution-fort-hood-shooter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">proposed</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/hegseth-fort-hood-shooter-public-execution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">plans</a> to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan later this year.Archbishop Timothy Broglio also stipulated in a Monday statement that any Catholic soldier assigned to the US army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church. He joins other Catholic leaders in speaking out against the death penalty and the live stream plans. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/archbishop-timothy-broglio-military-pentagon-livestreamed-execution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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