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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church\u2019s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream<\/a> of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. <\/p>\n Broglio, in a statement Monday, also stipulated that any Catholic soldier assigned to the U.S. Army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church. He joins other Catholic leaders<\/a> in speaking out against the death penalty and the livestream plans.<\/p>\n Hasan, an Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n Broglio recalled that he presided over the funeral of Michael Grant Cahill, the only civilian killed in that attack.<\/p>\n The crime committed by Hasan “was heinous, but does exposing the public to his execution serve any purpose?” Broglio asked.<\/p>\n \u201cThe US military generally enjoys a good reputation in the world,\u201d Broglio added. \u201cIs there really a value to throwing them in the same boat with terrorists by broadcasting the image of the execution of a man in a wheelchair to the whole world?”<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP\u2019s collaboration<\/a> with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n