Bishop Francesco Oliva of Locri-Gerace calls on ´ndrangheta members to renounce the culture of death and the obligation to keep silent.
Pentiti who renounce their Mafia past can receive a relief this weekend when they go on pilgrimage to the popular Marian Sanctuary of Nostra Signora dello Scoglio in Calabria. According to ecclesiastical law, on that occasion they must ask for forgiveness of sins in a personal confession, receive the communion and pray for the pope.

The indulgence for temporary sins was announced by Bishop Francesco Oliva of Locri-Gerace. With his initiative, he wants to encourage members of the Mafia to break any ties with the crime organization and turn away from the culture of death, which has signed their lives in the past as a mafia. Such a mentality is at odds with the Christian faith, according to the bishop.

The region of the Marian Sanctuary is one where the 'Ndrangheta , the Calabrian mafia, is the most active.