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Hopefully he won't meet an accident.
Mafia 'adore evil' and are 'excommunicated', says Pope Francis
Pope launches strongest papal attack on organised crime since Pope John Paul in 1993 in impromptu comments about southern Italy's 'Ndrangheta crime group
Pope Francis delivers his homily, as he celebrates mass in Sibari, in the southern Italian region of Calabria at the end of his one-day visit to the city Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/ Getty
By Reuters
4:56PM BST 21 Jun 2014
Pope Francishas taken on one of Italy’s most dangerous organised crime groups, calling the 'Ndrangheta crime group an example of “the adoration of evil” and saying Mafiosi “are excommunicated”.
The pope, speaking during a mass in the southern Italy, issued the strongest attacks on organised crime since the late Pope John Paul lambasted the Sicilian Mafia in 1993.
“Those who in their lives follow this path of evil, as mafiosi do, are not in communion with God. They are excommunicated,” Pope Francis said in impromptu comments at a mass before tens of thousands of people.
He told the crowd: “This evil must be fought against, it must be pushed aside. We must say no to it.”
He branded the 'Ndrangheta as the “adoration of evil and contempt of the common good” and said the Church would exert its full force in efforts to combat organised crime.
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“Our children are asking for it, our young people are asking for it. They are in need of hope and faith can help respond to this need,” he said.
Hopefully he won't meet an accident.
Mafia 'adore evil' and are 'excommunicated', says Pope Francis
Pope launches strongest papal attack on organised crime since Pope John Paul in 1993 in impromptu comments about southern Italy's 'Ndrangheta crime group
Pope Francis delivers his homily, as he celebrates mass in Sibari, in the southern Italian region of Calabria at the end of his one-day visit to the city Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/ GettyBy Reuters
4:56PM BST 21 Jun 2014
Pope Francishas taken on one of Italy’s most dangerous organised crime groups, calling the 'Ndrangheta crime group an example of “the adoration of evil” and saying Mafiosi “are excommunicated”.
The pope, speaking during a mass in the southern Italy, issued the strongest attacks on organised crime since the late Pope John Paul lambasted the Sicilian Mafia in 1993.
“Those who in their lives follow this path of evil, as mafiosi do, are not in communion with God. They are excommunicated,” Pope Francis said in impromptu comments at a mass before tens of thousands of people.
He told the crowd: “This evil must be fought against, it must be pushed aside. We must say no to it.”
He branded the 'Ndrangheta as the “adoration of evil and contempt of the common good” and said the Church would exert its full force in efforts to combat organised crime.
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“Our children are asking for it, our young people are asking for it. They are in need of hope and faith can help respond to this need,” he said.
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