article_snippet: Pope Francis has condemned the use of the Death Penalty, saying nothing can justify the use of the death penalty and there is no 'right' way to humanely kill another person.
article_snippet: Pope Francis outlined his opposition to capital punishment in a letter to the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, a group of former government officials and jurists.
article_snippet: No justification': Pope Francis has condemned the Death Penalty as a form of vengeance rather than a way of granting justice to victims .
article_snippet: Pope Francis said nothing can justify the Death Penalty and there is no 'right' way to humanely kill another person .
article_snippet: Pope Francis was referencing teachings by the church that suggest modern prison systems make executions unnecessary.
article_snippet: Pope Francis added that capital punishment 'does not render justice to the victims, but rather fosters vengeance'.
article_snippet: The pontiff, who has been holding events in Naples today,  outlined Pope Francis opposition to capital punishment in a letter to the International Commission Against the Death Penalty .
article_snippet: Pope Francis also criticised life imprisonment which Pope Francis described as a 'covert sort of death sentence'
article_snippet: Hopeless: In Pope Francis remarks on Friday, Pope Francis said a lifelong sentence 'deprives detainees not only of their freedom, but also of
article_snippet: Although Pope Francis did not mention the United States specifically, Pope Francis spoke about debates centred around which methods are most humane.
article_snippet: Pope Francis added: 'There is discussion in some quarters about the method of killing, as if it were possible to find ways of "getting it right".
article_snippet: In previous comments, Pope Francis even denounced life imprisonment as another punishment that cannot be justified.
article_snippet: Pope Francis claims that for the rule of law, 'the Death Penalty represents a failure, as a failure obliges the state to kill in the name of justice' Holy visit: The Pope has been visiting Naples today where The Pope dined with at least 10 gay, transgender and HIV-suffering prisoners of a local prison .
article_snippet: Although The Pope did not mention the United States specifically, The Pope condemned debates centred around which methods are most humane .
article_snippet: All wrong: The Argentina pontiff who is visiting Naples said 'there is no humane way of killing another person' In The Pope remarks on Friday, The Pope called lifelong sentences a 'sort of covert death penalty' since it 'deprives detainees not only of their freedom, but also of hope'.
highlights_snippet: Pope Francis has outlined Pope Francis opposition to capital punishment in a letter .
  
highlights_snippet: Pontiff said death penalty 'fosters vengeance' and does not 'render justice'
  Also criticised life imprisonment, which Pontiff says is 'covert death sentence'
  Pontiff is on a day trip to Naples today where Pontiff visited inmates in local prison .
  