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.

Sicilian bishop: Mafia can’t be godfathers
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