Pope Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible, Changing Church’s Stance

(CNN) — Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is never admissible and that the Catholic Church will work towards its abolition around the world, the Vatican formally announced Thursday.
The change, which has been added to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, makes official a position that the Pope has articulated since he became pontiff.
The Church now teaches that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person&rd