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Search results for "Pope Leo condemns capital punishment amid US execution push"

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Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in a post on X:
Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”
By Madison Czopek• May 9, 2025
X posts stated on May 08, 2025 in posts:
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2025
Scott Surovell stated on January 21, 2014 in a floor debate.:
"Eighty-five percent of the states in the United States that had electrocution have now abolished it."
By Nancy Madsen• February 3, 2014
Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference:
California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."
By Chris Nichols• March 13, 2019
Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty stated on August 01, 2016 in a twitter image:
"California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."
By Chris Nichols• August 12, 2016
Bloggers stated on August 05, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God."
By Joshua Gillin• August 8, 2017
Sierra Club stated on February 23, 2008 in a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters:
John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."
By Shawn Zeller• March 4, 2008
Jeff Bartos stated on October 06, 2018 in a televised debate:
Capital punishment is a "specific deterrent with the most heinous crimes."
By Colin Deppen• October 11, 2018
Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death in Afghanistan.
By Jason Asenso• August 19, 2021
Randolph Bracy stated on April 04, 2017 in a New York Times op-ed:
"There are no federal or state laws that say prosecutors must seek death sentences. And the United States Supreme Court has banned all state laws that make executions mandatory for murders."
By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2017
John Boehner stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech:
The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
By Catharine Richert• September 16, 2009
Tom Coburn stated on May 01, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."
By Julie Kliegman• May 6, 2014
Susana Mendoza stated on November 19, 2018 in in a debate appearance:
"I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 25, 2018
Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview:
"(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."
By Eric Stirgus• July 1, 2013
Tom Steyer stated on September 14, 2016 in a press release.:
"Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death."
By Chris Nichols• September 21, 2016
Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption."
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2019
Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page:
"To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 26, 2015
Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 29, 2019 in a campaign ad:
Says Susana Mendoza is a supporter of the death penalty who could administer it herself and "‘...sleep like a baby at night…’"
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 10, 2019
Bloggers stated on December 12, 2016 in a Facebook post:
"House Democrats strike to implement Sharia law!!"
By Joshua Gillin• December 14, 2016

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