▁Law , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁states ▁should ▁find ▁another ▁way ▁to ▁protect ▁people ▁from ▁ag gression , ▁and ▁includes ▁death s ▁caused ▁by ▁police ▁brut ality ▁and ▁extra jud icial ▁pun ishment . ▁He ▁c ited ▁the ▁" trad itional ▁teaching ▁of ▁the ▁church " ▁that ▁accepted ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁in ▁cases ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁other ▁options ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁people ▁( in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁C ate ch ism ▁as ▁adapted ▁by ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁but ▁considered ▁that ▁now ad ays ▁such ▁cases ▁may ▁be ▁minimal ▁or ▁even ▁none x istent . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁life ▁imprison ment , ▁recently ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁V at ican ▁pen al ▁code , ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁changed ▁the ▁C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁condem n ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁" under ▁all ▁circumstances ". ▁ ▁E c umen ism ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁interview ▁with ▁Eugen io ▁S cal f ari , ▁Francis ▁said : ▁" I ▁believe ▁in ▁God , ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁Catholic ▁God , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁Catholic ▁God ". ▁In ▁another ▁interview ▁with ▁La ▁St ampa , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁emphas ized ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁ec umen ism , ▁stating : ▁" For ▁me , ▁ec umen ism ▁is ▁a ▁priority . ▁Today , ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁ec umen ism ▁of ▁blood . ▁In ▁some ▁countries