Tennessee “Bishops” Betray Catholic Doctrine on Capital Punishment
The Catholic News Agency portal (November 11, 2025) reports that Tennessee’s “bishops” – J. Mark Spalding, David P. Talley, and Mark Beckman – issued a joint statement demanding abolition of capital punishment ahead of Harold Wayne Nichols’ scheduled execution. These conciliar sect officials claim “the Catholic Church upholds the sacredness of every human life” while citing antipope Leo XIV’s heretical equation: “Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion’ but says ‘I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life.” Their statement reduces Church teaching to sentimental humanitarianism, omitting all reference to the state’s God-given duty to punish evil (Romans 13:4) and the Church’s immutable tradition.









