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Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says
Broglio said livestreaming the execution would harm the dignity of the human person and urged Catholic troops to seek exemption from the firing squad.
- On Oct 12, 2026, Archbishop Timothy Broglio issued a statement condemning the planned livestreamed execution of Nidal Hasan, calling it a "public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries."
- President Donald Trump recently approved the firing squad execution of Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others at Fort Hood in 2009; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed on Oct 8 the Dec 3 event will be public.
- Recalling he presided at the funeral of Michael Grant Cahill, Broglio obliged Catholic soldiers on the firing squad to request exemption, stating the planned execution "disregarded the dignity of the human person."
- Although the execution is scheduled for Dec 3, legal analysts suggest potential appeals could delay the process; the last public execution in the USA occurred in Missouri in 1937 according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
- Urging reconsideration, Broglio called on "all men and women of good will to ask that this decision be reconsidered," questioning whether such a public spectacle could cause moral injury to the firing squad.
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U.S. military archbishop: Catholic soldiers shouldn't take part in firing squad of Fort Hood shooter
The archbishop for the U.S. military says Catholic soldiers should not participate in the firing squad execution of the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
·Washington, United States
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Military archbishop asks that Catholics be excused from livestreamed execution
(RNS) — The archdiocese’s statement adds to the list of faith leaders who have condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan.
·Washington, United States
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Timothy Broglio rejected the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan scheduled for December and questioned whether it would be streamed
·Vicente López, Argentina
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