Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin has CONDEMNED the upcoming livestream execution of Nidal Hasan:
'It is truly incomprehensible that anyone would want to use this method in this day and age. I do not know for what purpose. It is certainly unacceptable to turn death into a spectacle. However guilty the person may be, there are other ways.
The Church’s position is one of total opposition to the death penalty. It is incompatible with human dignity and does not serve as a deterrent'
The Vatican has declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests in a sweeping crackdown on a traditionalist group that has vexed the Holy See for decades.