Church in the Philippines condemns efforts to resurrect capital punishment

Catholic leaders in the Philippines are urging Congress to ignore the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to reimpose the death penalty in the country.

Both the Philippines House of Representatives and Senate are considering bills to reinstate the practice, which was abolished in the country in 2006.

Duterte has advocated reinstituting capital punishment since he became president on a tough on crime platform in 2016…