Pope Francis has called\u00a0the ‘Ndrangheta crime group, the dangerous Italian mafia, an example of \u201cthe adoration of evil\u201d and saying Mafiosi \u201care excommunicated\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a mass in the southern Italy, he issued the strongest attacks on organised crime since the late Pope John Paul lambasted the Sicilian Mafia in 1993.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who in their lives follow this path of evil, as mafiosi do, are not in communion with God. They are excommunicated,\u201d Pope Francis said in impromptu comments at a mass before tens of thousands of people.<\/p>\n
He told the crowd: \u201cThis evil must be fought against, it must be pushed aside. We must say no to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He branded the ‘Ndrangheta as the \u201cadoration of evil and contempt of the common good\u201d and said the Church would exert its full force in efforts to combat organised crime.<\/p>\n
Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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