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  • Vatican Denounces Saddam's Execution as 'Tragic'

    12/30/2006 12:24:39 PM PST · by indcons · 446 replies · 5,669+ views
    Fox News ^ | Saturday, December 30, 2006 | Fox News
    VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Saturday denounced Saddam Hussein's execution as "tragic" and said it risked fueling revenge and new violence in Iraq. "An execution is always tragic news, reason for sadness, even in the case of a person who is guilty of grave crimes," the Holy See's spokesman, Rev. Federico Lombardi, said in a statement released by the Vatican press office. Earlier in the morning, Lombardi made similar comments on Vatican Radio. "The position of the Catholic Church — against the death penalty — has been reiterated many times," the spokesman said in the statement, referring to the...