Italy's (Catholic) Bishops Give Full Support to Radical Party March for Prisoners

National Catholic Register ^ | 10-22-16 | Edward Pentin

[ebb tide]

After choosing not to back two recent pro-life demonstrations, the Italian bishops' conference has now agreed to participate in an upcoming "March for Amnesty, Justice, Freedom" organized by the anti-clerical Radical Party.

The Nov. 6 Rome march, dedicated to Pope Francis and Marco Pannella, the party’s long-serving and recently deceased leader, will end in a call for a prisoner amnesty and coincide with the Pope’s Jubilee of mercy for prisoners that day, according to Italian media reports.

A spokesman for the Italian bishops' conference, Father Ivan Maffeis, said its general secretary, Bishop Nunzio Galantino, gives his "steadfast commitment" to the march because the bishops see it "as an opportunity to raise awareness" also in the "political world" about the country's prison system. The president of Italy's bishops, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, also supports the initiative, he said.

[ebb tide]

Bishops' backing follows two major pro-life demonstrations in which the episcopal conference chose not to participate.

"Blanket prisoner amnesty (mercy?)- yes"; "Protection of Unborn Life (mercy?) - No!"

[Falconspeed]

“March for Amnesty.” Easy.
March for Life. Difficult. Why do the Italians bishops prefer the easy route? Maybe because they forgot the leadership of JP II?

[House Atreides]

The Vatican is now in the hands of a band of SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS. Corruption and decadence is spreading everywhere.

[Jeff Chandler]

Heck, let ‘em all loose, drop the off at the Vatican.

[Hambone 1934]

Justice for everyone but babies..It seems these catholic bishops and other religious,have to be forced to fight for pro life..Even with the pope it seems an after thought with him too..