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Bishops urge Tennessee to commute death sentence after botched execution

October 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Following the botched execution of Christa Pike, the Catholic and Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee call for the US state’s Governor to commute her death sentence and uphold their opposition to the death penalty.

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Марина Волкова

It’s a shame that the execution was aborted, but I still don’t understand why the Church is so actively against the death penalty. Scripture directly speaks of “an eye for an eye.” What do our priests think about this?

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