EXCLUSIVE: If child molesting priests get second chances, why don’t we? Gambino crime family heir slams Pope for wanting to ex-communicate the Mob and insists move will make Vatican more vulnerable to ISIS

UNITED STATES
Daily Mail

By JESSICA CHIA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

The son of a New York Mafia boss has warned that the Vatican will come to rue the day it excommunicates members of the famed Cosa Nostra, due to its protective role in Italy.

Pope Francis has taken a hard line against mobsters, saying they are destined to hell, and the Vatican hosted a conference earlier this month to consider a new legal doctrine for the Catholic Church to drive out people convicted of mafia-related crimes.

Giovanni Gambino, the son of a key figure in the Gambino crime syndicate, told Dailymail.com: ‘Pope Francis considers excommunicating the mafia…in the meantime, priests accused of sex abuse get a second chance in South America.’

Gambino also added that the mafia has played a crucial role in protecting Italy from ISIS – and that without it, the Vatican would likely cease to exist.

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