Даже сицилианцы зачастую своих мафиози не хоронят по полным христианским обычиям, а у нас отдают почести по полной программе:
Why did Vito Rizzuto get a full Catholic funeral in Montreal, when some Bishops in Sicily are refusing mafiosi?
In Sicily, the birthplace of Mr. Rizzuto’s Mafia, some Church leaders have called for a tough stand. This summer, Bishop Antonino Raspanti said convicted mobsters would be refused a funeral, declaring: “Being a Christian is incompatible with having links to Mafia organizations.”
In Montreal, the line is not as clear.
The relationship between the Church of Rome and the cartels of Italy’s south is long and complicated. Priests in Italy have been murdered for challenging the mob’s power, but there have also been priests helping mafiosi achieve criminal aims.