Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad - Politico - 雷速体育赛事

STATE POLITICS & POLICY. STATE POLITICS & POLICY 4 items. ## GLOBAL POLITICS & POLICY. GLOBAL POLITICS & POLICY 7 items. # Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad. The archbishop described the planned execution of a gunman who killed 13 people on a military base as contrary to the teachings of the church. Image 1: Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks during a press conference at a plenary assembly in Baltimore. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Broglio, in a statement Monday, also stipulated that any Catholic soldier assigned to the U.S. Army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church. From the SitRoom to the E-Ring, the inside scoop on defense, national security and foreign policy.