The Vatican may decide to excommunicate people from the church and for membership in mafia organizations.

This is written by RFI with reference to the Italian media.

It is noted that the impetus was the appeal of representatives of the church, diplomats, lawyers, as well as policemen from 50 countries who gathered at the "International Debate on Corruption".

"At present, there is a need to deepen, both at the international level and at the level of the legal basis of the church, the issue of excommunication from the church for corruption and membership in mafia organizations," they said..

Let us note that excommunication is the most severe measure that the Catholic Church envisages.

As reported by the "Observer", in Russian Krasnodar, six "Cossacks" who supported the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny and criticized the Russian President Vladimir Putin, were given penance - church punishment.

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