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Military's Top Catholic Bishop Tells Troops to Refuse Firing Squad Duty

Archbishop Timothy Broglio condemns plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 execution and says Catholic soldiers should seek excusal from the detail.

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Hasan Execution Livestream Controversy

5 stories · since Oct 5 · newest 18m ago — Plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan have triggered international condemnation and bipartisan opposition over whether public…

  1. Pope Leo calls death penalty "inadmissible" as Pentagon plans to livestream execution
  2. Military's Top Catholic Bishop Tells Troops to Refuse Firing Squad Dutyyou are here
  3. Fort Hood survivor backs firing-squad execution of Hasan, doubts public livestream
  4. Trump administration reportedly backs away from livestreaming Hasan execution
  5. Trump wavers on livestreaming Fort Hood shooter's execution after backlash

What to know

  • Archbishop Timothy Broglio says Catholic soldiers assigned to the Hasan firing squad should ask to be excused, calling the duty contrary to church teaching.
  • The statement adds to Catholic opposition, including Pope Leo's declaration that the death penalty is 'inadmissible,' against the plan to livestream the execution.
  • Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack that killed 13, is scheduled for firing squad execution on Dec. 3, 2026.
  • The AP story was rapidly syndicated across major U.S. outlets within hours of publication on Oct. 12.

“was heinous, but does exposing the public to his execution serve any purpose?”

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA · Associated Press ↗ · Oct 11

Timothy Broglio Archbishop for the Military Services, USANidal Hasan Convicted Fort Hood shooterPope Leo PopeMichael Grant Cahill Civilian victim of the Fort Hood attack

Military's Top Catholic Bishop Tells Troops to Refuse Firing Squad Duty
Chicago Tribune

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  1. 4

    Story draws wide social media attention

    A Politico social post about the archbishop's statement gathered over 250 reactions and 14 comments on Bluesky within hours of publication.

    “Is there really a value to throwing them in the same boat with terrorists by broadcasting the image of the execution of a man in a wheelchair to the whole world?”
    — Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA · source
    • chicagotribune.com

      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.

      chicagotribune.comBluesky1d ago626▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • 🇺🇸🇻🇦 The Catholic archbishop overseeing U.S. military chaplains is urging soldiers assigned to the Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad to request religious exemptions. Archbishop Timothy Broglio questioned whether publicly executing Nidal Hasan would turn the military into a

      @MarioNawfalX19h ago11▲view on X ↗
    • kevinrns@mstdn.social

      Bishop says Catholics "must not participate in Trump/Hesgeth hour of hate. I appreciate the use of oblige. "I oblige any Catholics ⁠assigned to the firing squad to request to be ‌excused from this action contrary to the teaching of the Church," Broglio said. "Oblige : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force" # fell # vile # bestial # uspol…

      kevinrns@mstdn.socialMastodon1d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
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    Wire services syndicate Broglio's statement nationwide

    The Associated Press story on Broglio's statement was picked up by Politico, ABC News, the Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Mercury News, Baltimore Sun and the Philadelphia Inquirer within hours.

  3. 2

    Broglio condemns the planned execution livestream

    In a Monday statement, Archbishop Timothy Broglio condemned the proposed livestream of Hasan's firing squad execution, calling it contrary to church teaching, and said Catholic soldiers assigned to the firing squad should ask to be excused from the duty.

    1. 25 outlets US Archbishop ‘obliges’ Catholics to request to be excused from firing squad

      first by Vatican News, 1d ago · also ABC News, HuffPost, Politico, Chicago Tribune, Straits Times, Philadelphia Inquirer +18

      13 more headlines
    2. 1 outlet Catholic archbishop opposes livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution

      first by Stars & Stripes, 1d ago

    1 more claim →
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    Pope Leo declares the death penalty 'inadmissible'

    As the U.S. moved ahead with plans to livestream Hasan's execution, Pope Leo stated that the death penalty is inadmissible, part of a wave of Catholic opposition to the planned broadcast.

    • DarleneRyan@mastodon.social

      U.S. Bishops’ President Condemns Hegseth’s Plan to Livestream an Execution Archbishop Paul Coakley called the Pentagon’s firing-squad livestream “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death.” His rebuke lands as Pope Leo XIV presses his home country to end the death penalty. CHRISTOPHER HALE OCT 9 https:// open.substack.com/pub/lettersf…

      DarleneRyan@mastodon.socialMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  6. background

    Hasan kills 13 people in the Fort Hood attack — Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan carried out a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people, including civilian Michael Grant Cahill.

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  1. 5 outlets Military archbishop condemns plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution

    first by USA Today, 1d ago · also Guardian, CBC, CBS News, UPI

    4 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Military's archbishop criticizes plan to livestream execution: "Do we really want to imitate the terrorists?"

    first by CBS News, 1d ago · also The Hill

    1 more headline
  3. 2 outlets Catholic Military Bishops Weigh In On Pentagon’s Planned Terrorist Execution

    first by Daily Wire, 1d ago · also The Daily Wire

  4. 2 outlets Leading Catholic Bishop Urges Pentagon to Scrap Execution Livestream

    first by NewsMax.com, 4d ago · also The Hill

    1 more headline

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