# Pope opposes Fort Hood execution livestream

> Pope Leo XIV rejects military execution livestream as Pentagon plans firing squad for Fort Hood shooter.
- Title: Pope opposes Fort Hood execution livestream · Straight Arrow
- Summary: Pope Leo XIV rejects military execution livestream as Pentagon plans firing squad for Fort Hood shooter. Pope Leo XIV opposes public livestream of Fort Hood…
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- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/pope-doubles-down-on-opposition-to-fort-hood-gunmans-execution
- Published: 2026-10-10T20:00:00+00:00
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- Topics: pope leo xiv, fort hood, nidal hasan, military execution, peter hegseth, pope, catholic church, executions, pentagon, death penalty, news, politics
## Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed Catholic Church's opposition to capital punishment as Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood gunman's execution.

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## Pentagon execution plan
Pentagon scheduled to execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad Dec 3, 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas.
## Nidal Hasan
Former Army major convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others at Fort Hood in 2009.
## Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Hegseth said execution would be public and livestreamed to show consequences of crimes.
## Catholic leaders oppose
Cardinal Pietro Parolin called public execution a spectacle and said capital punishment conflicts with human dignity.
## Lawmakers object
Democratic and Republican senators condemned livestream as medieval spectacle or beyond disgusting.
## Historical context
First military execution since 1961 and first firing squad since WWII if carried out.
## Key takeaway

Pope Leo XIV opposes public livestream of Fort Hood gunman's execution as Pentagon prepares firing squad death sentence.