Pope wants a death penalty ban while worshiping a holy book full of death penalty endorsements.

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ROME - Pope Francis appealed to Catholic leaders around the world to work to stop executions during this year, and said the death penalty should be abolished permanently.

"I appeal to the conscience of the rulers, so that we achieve an international consensus for the abolition of the death penalty," Francis told the thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square.

The conference is titled, "A World without the Death Penalty."

Last September, when he became the first pope to address a joint session of the US Congress, Francis made a similar appeal, calling for the global abolition of the death penalty.

Soon after Francis made his appeal, the Saint'Egidio Community released a statement saying that in a world where terrorism and violence are widespread, it's possible for governments to want to re-introduce death penalty, responding to violence with more violence.

In 2000 St. John Paul II issued an appeal for "The death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries," to be "Abolished throughout the world" during a visit to Rome's Regina Coeli prison.

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