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Inquiry opens into Calabrian church's 'homage' to 'Ndrangheta mafia boss
Source: The Guardian
Inquiry opens into Calabrian church's 'homage' to 'Ndrangheta mafia boss
Clergy and mayor defy pope's attack on mafia by reportedly
diverting church parade past mobster under house arrest
Lizzy Davies in Rome
theguardian.com, Monday 7 July 2014 16.56 BST
Anti-mafia investigators in the southern Italian region of Calabria have opened an inquiry into a church procession in a small town that apparently made a detour in order to pay tribute to a convicted boss from the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
Just days after Pope Francis made his strongest condemnation of the mafia, telling those who engaged in organised crime that they were excommunicated in all but name, the incident on Monday was interpreted as an act of apparent defiance to the Catholic leader and reaffirmation of the mafia's power.
In what was condemned as a "deplorable and disgusting" incident by Angelino Alfano, the interior minister; a parade of clerics, the mayor and other residents in the town of Oppido Mamertina last Wednesday were reportedly diverted to the home of Peppe Mazzagatti, who is under house arrest.
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Clergy and mayor defy pope's attack on mafia by reportedly
diverting church parade past mobster under house arrest
Lizzy Davies in Rome
theguardian.com, Monday 7 July 2014 16.56 BST
Anti-mafia investigators in the southern Italian region of Calabria have opened an inquiry into a church procession in a small town that apparently made a detour in order to pay tribute to a convicted boss from the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
Just days after Pope Francis made his strongest condemnation of the mafia, telling those who engaged in organised crime that they were excommunicated in all but name, the incident on Monday was interpreted as an act of apparent defiance to the Catholic leader and reaffirmation of the mafia's power.
In what was condemned as a "deplorable and disgusting" incident by Angelino Alfano, the interior minister; a parade of clerics, the mayor and other residents in the town of Oppido Mamertina last Wednesday were reportedly diverted to the home of Peppe Mazzagatti, who is under house arrest.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/inquiry-clabrian-church-parade-homage-ndrangheta-mafia-boss
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