You can add Pope Francis to that list too, "For the rule of law, the death penalty represents a failure, as it obliges the state to kill in the name of justice

You can add Pope Francis to that list too, "For the rule of law, the death penalty represents a failure, as it obliges the state to kill in the name of justice. … Justice can never be wrought by killing a human being. … With the application of the death penalty, the convict is denied the possibility of to repent or make amends for the harm caused; the possibility of confession, by which a man expresses his inner conversion, and contrition, the gateway to atonement and expiation, to reach an encounter with God's merciful and healing justice. It is furthermore frequently used by totalitarian regimes and groups of fanatics for the extermination of political dissidents, minorities, and any subject labeled as 'dangerous' or who may be perceived as a threat to its power or to the achievement of its ends." https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-francis-death-penalty-inadmissible https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-francis-death...