Leading Catholic bishop urges Pentagon against livestreaming execution

Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, publicly opposed the Defense Department's plan to livestream an upcoming firing squad execution. The execution, scheduled for next month, involves former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan.

Upon learning of the Defense Department's plan, Archbishop Coakley expressed feelings of "shock and sorrow" regarding the public broadcast of the event.