Archbishop Timothy Broglio has urged Catholic soldiers to seek exemption from Nidal Hasan's planned firing squad execution and criticised moves to livestream it. The intervention has intensified a wider row over religion, public spectacle and the US military's image.

The archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the U.S. military is condemning the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution. The archbishop, Timothy Broglio, also said that any Catholic soldiers assigned to the firing squad should ask to be excused from the duty, as it contradicts church teachings.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church's pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Ha

The archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the U.S. military is condemning the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution.