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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, urged Catholic service members to recuse themselves from the firing squad tasked with executing convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Broglio also criticized plans to livestream the execution, warning it could imitate terrorists. The statements drew varied reactions and commentary across multiple media outlets.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Archbishop Timothy Broglio issued a statement asking Catholic military members to recuse themselves from participating in the firing squad for the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic connected the archbishop's statement directly to plans by Pete Hegseth, while Truthout focused on reports that Donald Trump may have second thoughts about livestreaming. Center outlets like The Hill highlighted the archbishop's warning that a streamed execution could imitate terrorists. Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News emphasized the moral and religious objections to the firing squad and the Pentagon's planned execution.
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US military archbishop: Streamed execution threatens to ‘imitate the terrorists’
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, on Monday said he does not approve of the Trump administration’s decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning that it could “imitate the terrorists.” Broglio said in a statement released by the Archdiocese for the…
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Source context: The archbishop for the U.S. military on Monday urged Catholic soldiers to recuse themselves from the firing squad tasked with carrying out the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, emphasizing the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty. Timothy Broglio,…
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A military archbishop is urging enlisted Catholics to recuse themselves from the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio issued his own orders to America’s military members Monday, imploring them not to participate in Hasan’s death, either by being in the firing squad or by watching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s…
Trump isn't “particularly enthusiastic” about Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military execution in December.
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, on Monday said he does not approve of the Trump administration’s decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning that it could “imitate the terrorists.” Broglio said in a statement released by the Archdiocese for the…
Archbishop for the U.S. Military Timothy Broglio said Catholic service members assigned to the firing squad that will execute the Fort Hood shooter should ask to be excused.
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WASHINGTON— Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, called Monday for Catholic service members assigned to the firing squad for Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan to request to be excused. Broglio spoke out in a Monday statement that deplored the Pentagon’s plan to live-stream Hasan’s execution, writing: “I…
The archbishop for the U.S. military on Monday urged Catholic soldiers to recuse themselves from the firing squad tasked with carrying out the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, emphasizing the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty. Timothy Broglio, who oversees pastoral care of service members and military chaplains,…
Americans no longer have the stomach for public displays of violence.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of all pastoral services to Catholics serving in the U.S. military, said that his fellow churchmen cannot participate in the upcoming firing squad of Nidal Hasan.
