vatican condemn saddam’s execution

the vatican condemns the execution of saddam hussein, no, not because vatican is on saddam’s side but merely for the fact that the catholic church is against capital punishment.

The Vatican’s top official for justice issues, Cardinal Renato Martino, said that Hussein was responsible for thousands of deaths but that executing him amounted to punishing “one crime with another crime.” Speaking before the hanging, he said, “The death penalty is not a natural death, and no one, not even the state, can kill.”