{"id":68953,"date":"2025-11-20T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=68953"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:00:45","slug":"tennessee-catholic-bishops-call-for-an-end-to-the-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/tennessee-catholic-bishops-call-for-an-end-to-the-death-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0642\u0641\u0629 \u062a\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0633\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u062b\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0643 \u064a\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0642\u0648\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0645"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: felipe caparros\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2025 \/ 13:44 pm (CNA). Tennessee\u2019s Catholic bishops issued a plea for mercy, calling for an immediate halt to the death penalty and its eventual abolition as the state prepares to execute Harold Wayne Nichols on Dec. 1.Tennessee\u2019s three bishops, Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis, and Bishop Mark Beckman of Knoxville, as well as the Tennessee Catholic Conference issued a joint statement on Nov.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>null \/ Credit: felipe caparros\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2025 \/ 13:44 pm (CNA). Tennessee\u2019s Catholic bishops issued a plea for mercy, calling for an immediate halt to the death penalty and its eventual abolition as the state prepares to execute Harold Wayne Nichols on Dec. 1.Tennessee\u2019s three bishops, Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis, and Bishop Mark Beckman of Knoxville, as well as the Tennessee Catholic Conference issued a joint statement on Nov.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":69899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-68953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101203,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/culture-of-death-florida-bishops-urge-catholics-to-work-to-end-the-death-penalty\/","url_meta":{"origin":68953,"position":0},"title":"\u2018Culture of death\u2019: Florida bishops urge Catholics to work to end the death penalty","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Florida\u2019s Catholic bishops are urging state residents to work to bring about an end to the death penalty, describing it as a \u201cculture of death\u201d and incompatible with a full Catholic understanding of the value of human life. The eight prelates \u2014 including Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Palm Beach Bishop Manuel de Jes\u00fas Rodr\u00edguez, and several others throughout the state \u2014 issued the message amid large numbers of executions in Florida. The state executed 19 condemned prisoners in 2025, helping\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69489,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/catholic-bishop-calls-sheikh-hasina-death-sentence-one-sided-and-abuse-of-power\/","url_meta":{"origin":68953,"position":1},"title":"Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence \u2018one-sided\u2019 and \u2018abuse of power\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bangladesh\u2019s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024. \/ Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE\/AFP via Getty Images Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 17, 2025 \/ 16:58 pm (CNA). The secretary of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference has criticized the death sentence given to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as unilateral and politically motivated, reaffirming the Church\u2019s opposition to capital punishment.Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence \u2018one-sided\u2019 and \u2018abuse of power\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-bishop-calls-Sheikh-Hasina-death-sentence-%E2%80%98one-sided-and-%E2%80%98abuse-of-power.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-bishop-calls-Sheikh-Hasina-death-sentence-%E2%80%98one-sided-and-%E2%80%98abuse-of-power.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-bishop-calls-Sheikh-Hasina-death-sentence-%E2%80%98one-sided-and-%E2%80%98abuse-of-power.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Catholic-bishop-calls-Sheikh-Hasina-death-sentence-%E2%80%98one-sided-and-%E2%80%98abuse-of-power.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69169,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/u-s-bishops-pass-directive-forbidding-transgender-surgeries-at-catholic-hospitals\/","url_meta":{"origin":68953,"position":2},"title":"U.S. bishops pass directive forbidding transgender surgeries at Catholic hospitals","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0646\u0648\u0641\u0645\u0628\u0631 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio. \/ Credit: Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 13, 2025 \/ 13:20 pm (CNA). 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A majority of Catholic voters in the United States support the death penalty for convicted murderers in spite of the Catechism of the Catholic Church calling capital punishment \u201cinadmissible,\u201d according to a poll published by EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research.The survey of 1,000 Catholic voters between Nov. 9 and Nov. 11 found that 55% support the death\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Poll: Majority of U.S. Catholics support death penalty despite Catechism","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Poll-Majority-of-U.S.-Catholics-support-death-penalty-despite-Catechism.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Poll-Majority-of-U.S.-Catholics-support-death-penalty-despite-Catechism.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Poll-Majority-of-U.S.-Catholics-support-death-penalty-despite-Catechism.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Poll-Majority-of-U.S.-Catholics-support-death-penalty-despite-Catechism.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Poll-Majority-of-U.S.-Catholics-support-death-penalty-despite-Catechism.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tennessee-Catholic-bishops-call-for-an-end-to-the-death-penalty.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68953"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=68953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}