Tennessee Catholic bishops call for an end to the death penalty

null / Credit: felipe caparros/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2025 / 13:44 pm (CNA). Tennessee’s 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’s 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.…