Pope Francis didn’t mince words during a recent visit to Calabria in southern Italy. Speaking of those responsible for one of the most horrific crimes Italy has seen in years — the murder of 3-year-old Nicola Campolongo, together with his grandfather and another adult, in a drug-related Mafia hit — the pope said the killers represent “the adoration of evil” and “must be fought, must be expelled.” He didn’t stop there. “Those who follow this evil path in life, such as members of the Mafia,” the pontiff told thousands of worshipers in a region long infected by an organized-crime syndicate known as the ’Ndrangheta, “are not in communion with God: They are excommunicated!”
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