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November 30 2010

Benoît XVI confirme son soutien à l'abolition de la peine de mort.

 
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S'exprimant, le mercredi 30 novembre, devant 7000 pèlerins réunis au Vatican à l'occasion de l'audience générale hebdomadaire, Benoît XVI a exprimé son appui aux efforts de la Communauté de Sant'Egidio, qui avait organisé la veille à Rome une journée internationale contre la peine de mort, sur le thème : « Pas de justice sans vie ».
Une vingtaine de ministres, venus notamment d'Afrique subsaharienne, et des représentants de nombreux pays, étaient présents. Souhaitant la bienvenue à ces délégations, le pape a « exprimé le souhait que leurs délibérations encouragent les initiatives politiques et législatives promues dans un nombre croissant de pays pour éliminer la peine de mort ».
Des initiatives qui visent aussi, a-t-il relevé, « à poursuivre les progrès substantiels déjà réalisés pour mettre le droit pénal en conformité à la fois avec la dignité humaine des prisonniers et avec le maintien effectif de l'ordre public ».
Benoît XVI, dans sonexhortation apostoliqueaux évêques africainsAfricae munus, publiée le 19 novembre, leur avait déjà demandé de lutter pour l'abolition totale de la peine capitale.
À l'issue de l'audience, Mgr Guy Bagnard, évêque de Belley-Ars, entouré d'une délégation de son diocèse et du Séminaire pontifical français de Rome, a offert au pape un portrait du Curé d'ars, en commémoration de l'Année sacerdotale (2009-2010).

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