The Pope supported the initiative of the States to abolish the death penalty

The Pope yesterday supported the initiative of the States for the abolition of the death penalty, and made allusion "to the meeting held in Rome called by the community San Egidio under the slogan: there is No justice without life".

The Pope who presided over the traditional audience on Wednesdays in the Vatican, gave his catechism and later greeted the faithful and pilgrims in French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Croatian, Slovak and Italian.

Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the death penalty in his greeting in English and the day that the Colosseum was lit to call for the abolition of the death penalty in the world day of cities for life.

In Rome, more than 30 delegations from all continents met yesterday at the VI Congress of Ministers of Justice for the abolition of the death penalty, a meeting convened by the San Egidio Community, a Roman organization that since 1968 works for "a world without" u000a"punishment of death" and that since 2004 brings together the Ministers of Justice

"Express my hope for your discussions to encourage political and legislative initiatives that are promoted in ever-increasing number of countries to eliminate the death penalty," added the Pontiff.

In his speech to the pilgrims of Spanish language, greeted "in particular from groups of Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and other Latin American countries".

And invited them "to an intense relationship with God,." cultivating a prayer constant, full of confidence, able to illuminate life, to communicate to all the joy of the encounter with the Lord "Thank you".

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