Pope Francis waves to a girl as he arrives to visit the John Paul I seminary in Cassano allo Jonio, southern Italy, June 21, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito
SIBARI Italy (Reuters) - Francis on Saturday issued the strongest attack on organised crime groups by a pontiff in two decades, accusing them of practising the "the adoration of evil" and saying mafiosi are excommunicated.
It was the first time a pope had used the word excommunication - a total cutoff from the Church - in direct reference to members of organised crime.
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