Posted on 10/03/2025 10:52:31 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
VATICAN CITY — The supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church issued a sharp criticism of the Almighty Creator of the universe this week, as Pope Leo XIV publicly condemned God for instituting the death penalty.
When asked by the media to comment on critics of the death penalty, the pope singled out the Lord, offering a stinging critique of the Almighty for instituting capital punishment and questioning whether or not God was actually pro-life.
"I question God's moral standing here," Pope Leo told reporters. "Someone who says, ‘I'm against abortion,' but says, ‘I'm in favor of the death penalty,' is not really pro-life. So, when I read the Bible and see God instituting the death penalty and reiterating it multiple times, I wonder just how ‘pro-life' the Lord can really claim to be. I wish God had asked me what my thoughts were on the topic before he unilaterally decided on it."
The pope said that he hoped to persuade God to see his side and perhaps change His mind on the subject. "It's important for God to see this from all sides," Leo explained. "While it's important to be kind and loving to the unborn, we should also be kind and loving to unrepentant, violent murderers who continually prey on society and disregard fundamental laws of civilization to commit horrific atrocities."
Pope Leo went on to say that he would pray for God to have a softer heart toward murderers and reconsider His hardline stance on the death penalty.
At publishing time, Pope Leo had also questioned God's plans to build large walls around the New Jerusalem.
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Don’t they know popes can supercede God’s Word?
Lol
God can have a softer heart toward murderers, He will forgive them if they repent.
that He will however, He won’t stop the wheels of justice from being carried out as it should be- Carla Fay Tucker found that out- God forgave her heinous crimes, but she still had to be executed. People have to obey the law- when they don’t, there are consequences- sometimes very severe consequences
I believe that the Son of Sam murderer got saved, but even he knows that he must live in prison for the rest of his life, and I believe said that he felt he should be put to death-
Gotta check that byline, folks.
Can’t understand what right ANYONE has been given to condemn the Word of God.
This is supposed to be Bee satire, and once again it’s not.
“Don’t they know popes can supercede God’s Word?”
They’ve been doing it since Gregory in the 500s. Why stop now?
Babylon Bee has morphed into a current events forum.
(Funniest BlackBerry video from a few years ago: John Calvin as Santa Claus. “YOU’RE ALL NAUGHTY!)
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