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ROC: Jesus Christ did not condemn the death penalty
Patriarch Kirill, at a meeting with former military personnel as part of the “Time of Heroes” program, said that the church has never condemned the death penalty if it is applied within the framework of the law. His words are quoted on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate.
According to the patriarch, Jesus Christ did not condemn the death penalty, despite the fact that he himself was subjected to it. “From my point of view, it would be ideal if there were no grounds for the death penalty. But the church never insisted that this punishment should be abolished,” said the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
According to him, killing a person as punishment for a crime he has committed is a “last resort.” “Therefore, it would be ideal for people not to commit crimes that would be followed by the death penalty,” the patriarch continued.
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At the same time, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that he welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty currently in force in Russia and added that it is necessary to observe how it will affect the crime rate. “If crime goes down, then thank God, and there is no need to use the death penalty,” says the patriarch.
Previously, Patriarch Kirill stated that he considers euthanasia and abortion to be the death penalty. “If we refuse the death penalty, recognizing the sanctity of life, then why are abortion and euthanasia considered acceptable, since in both cases human life is destroyed?” he wondered in 2021.
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Prior to this, the patriarch spoke out against the death penalty, citing the state of the Russian courts. “In the current state of our courts, if there is a death penalty, people will be “cleaned out” by law. And this is a terrible danger,” said the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and added that in order to apply the death penalty, the justice system in the country must work “impeccably.”
The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, announced the possibility of considering the return of the death penalty in Russia this summer. Several Russian public and political figures made similar proposals after the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall.
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