Pope condemns not only death penalty, but life imprisonment, which he considers “inadmissible” as”hidden death penalty”

lifeGoogle translate: paragraphs #14 & 15: 

Moreover, the penalty of life imprisonment, as well as those for the duration entail the impossibility for the prisoner to project a future release may be considered penalties covert death, since with them does not deprive the offender of liberty but attempt to deprive him of hope. But although the penal system can be collected time offenders, can never take their hope.

As I said in my speech on 23 October, “the death penalty involves the denial of love of enemies, preached the Gospel. All Christians and people of good will, are obliged not only to fight for the abolition of the death penalty , legal or illegal, and in all its forms , but also that prison conditions are better, in respect of the dignity private human freedom” people. MORE