Vatican set to banish gangsters
THE Vatican is looking to develop a new doctrine that calls for excommunicating Catholics for mafia association and corruption.
The decision was reached this week after the Vatican hosted its first-ever conference on fighting corruption and organised crime.
The meeting gathered 50 prosecutors, bishops, victims and UN officials for a day of talks.
In a statement on Saturday, the Vatican said the need had come to develop a new legal doctrine for the Catholic Church about “excommunication for corruption and mafia association”.
Pope Francis has long fought against corruption, writing a short book about it as archbishop.