Ron DeSantis styles himself a culture warrior for God. But his push to expand the death penalty is 'deeply concerning' to the Catholic Church.

• The Catholic Church is speaking out against a GOP push to expand the death penalty.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for imposing death sentences even when jurors oppose the punishment.
• Making it "easier to impose death is deeply concerning," Michael Sheedy of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops told Insider.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has fashioned himself as a Republican warrior for faith and family as he ponders a run for the White House in 2024, one battling the secular evils of abortion, Disney, and the purported LGBTQ+ agenda. In an ad last year, shared by his wife, the governor's re-election campaign even suggested he was chosen for this mission by the creator of the universe.