Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Mafia
The Pope excommunicated those who are part of the Mafia. He knows how to put the hurt to them. Since they don't go to church much you might think it is no big deal to them. It is a big deal. When they die, what kind of Catholic funeral will they have? That may be very embarrassing for all the family members. Plus there is some sense that a good Catholic sendoff gets you a running start to heaven, or at least out of hell. Excommunicated people are still baptized, so salvation is possible for them like any of us. A death bed confession might help, but some Mafia die quite quickly and violently. We will see.
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The juxtaposition of this post "mafia" right after the "Don't Judge" post is really intriguing.
ReplyDeleteHow many cardinals live in palaces built with Mafia money?
ReplyDeleteLucky Luciano spread heroin to our children throughout the world, and when he died the Catholic Church gave him a million dollar funeral. That's the day my uncle left his church forever. He loathed hypocrisy
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