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Sicilian bishop: Mafia can’t be godfathers

Paddy Agnew, Irish Times

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Bishop Michele Pennisi has stepped up the Catholic Church’s repudiation of organized crime by issuing a diocesan decree banning known mafiosi from acting either as godparents for baptism or sponsors for confirmation.

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