I haven't yet seen any commentary on NCR referencing the Holy Father's words that “no matter how serious the crime that has been committed, the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and the dignity of the person ... It must be clearly stated that the death penalty is an inhumane measure that, regardless of how it is carried out, abases human dignity. It is per se contrary to the Gospel because it entails the wilful suppression of a human life that never ceases to be sacred in the eyes of its Creator and of which – ultimately – only God is the true judge and guarantor.”

https://international.la-croix.com/news/christian-doctrine-develops-is-more-fully-revealed-over-time/6114