(ANSA) - Vatican City, December 17 - Pope Francis spoke out
against the death penalty on Monday, which is his 82nd birthday.
Speaking to a delegation of the International Commission
against the Death Penalty, he said capital punishment was
"contrary to the Gospel as it implies suppressing a life that is
always sacred in the eyes of the Creator, and of which only God
is the true judge and guarantor".
Pope blasts death penalty
Francis speaks out against capital punishment on birthday