Expectations are growing that Pope Francis will meet with an 83-year-old man whose death sentence has been suspended during his visit to Japan next month, to send a clear signal about the Holy See's opposition to capital punishment under his pontificate.It was reported in mid-September that the Vatican is considering the pope meeting with Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death for a 1966 quadruple murder. He was released in 2014 under a district court ruling and is awaiting a retrial at the Supreme Court in which he is seeking exoneration.With the Catholic Church having announced in Augu…READ FULL ARTICLE
