No more Godfathers? Sicilian bishop bans Mafiosi from church Sacraments

Sicilian archbishops in the birthplace of the Cosa Nostra, have ended a two-century-old tradition by banning mafia members from acting as godparents for baptisms or being sponsors to Catholic confirmation. Ever since the mafia’s inception in Sicily in the 19 century, members of the notorious crime syndicate and later the La Stidda criminal clan have […]