Pope Leo XIV criticized supporters of the death penalty on Tuesday, saying they are “not really pro-life.”

“Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life,” the pope told reporters, via EWTN News. “Someone who says that, ‘I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”

Leo was responding to a question about Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich seeking to honor Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for his “defense of immigrants,” according to a Sept. 22 release from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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