Pope Francis today (June 3, 2018) urged residents of a mobster-plagued Rome suburb to be courageous and side with the law, according to the Fox News website.
Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass this evening in Ostia, a seaside town. In his homily, he encouraged people to "knock down" the walls of social codes that discourage people from denouncing mobsters.
In 2015, Ostia's municipal administration was put under Italian government control because of infiltration by local crime clans. Authorities have accused them of slayings, extortion, drug-trafficking, and loan-sharking in Ostia.
The pope also decried abuse of power and arrogance, saying people must embrace "justice, decorum, and lawfulness."
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