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Death penalty opponents hold posters referring to Pope Francis as they stand outside the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson before the execution of Kelly Gissendaner by lethal injection in 2015. (CNS/EPA/Erik S. Lesser)
Death penalty opponents hold posters referring to Pope Francis as they stand outside the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson before the execution of Kelly Gissendaner by lethal injection in 2015. (CNS/EPA/Erik S. Lesser)