No church funeral for Naples mafia members: Cardinal
ROME - UNREPENTANT members of the Naples mafia will no longer get a church funeral or be accepted as godfathers or mothers at baptisms, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe said on Saturday. 'How can an anti-Christ present himself before Christians. This is inconceivable,' said Cardinal Sepe, the archbishop of the southern city which is a hotbed of organised crime.
Source: Straits Times
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No church funeral for mafia members - Naples cardinal
Unrepentant members of the Naples mafia will no longer get a church funeral or be accepted as godfathers or mothers at baptisms, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe said Saturday. "How can an anti-Christ present...
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