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I am actually pro-life for the same reason that I am pro-death penalty, because I care about innocent life.

Pope Leo's comments on abortion and the death penalty suggest a moral equivalence that is controversial and potentially confusing for Catholics.

When the Pope says the death penalty is not pro-life, he's essentially saying God is not pro-life because God commands the death penalty in Genesis 9.

Someone who says I'm against abortion but says I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life.

The reason for the death penalty for murder is because of the value of human beings as image bearers of God, and that has not changed.

The punishment for having odious beliefs should not be death, according to Roxane Gay, who opposes the death penalty.

Pope Leo XIV questions how people can call themselves pro-life while supporting the death penalty, highlighting a contradiction in values.

Pope Leo's comments equating abortion and capital punishment are controversial, as they suggest a moral equivalence between the execution of innocent children and convicted murderers.

Pope Leo has some choice words about those who are pro-death penalty while also being pro-life.

The Bible takes offense to this like papal comment that the death penalty is not pro-life. Like, I know people will say, oh, you're so arrogant to believe that. You're not calling me arrogant. That's you think you're nicer than God, I guess. I don't, I don't want to be there. Like, that's self-idolatry.