Pope Francis has visited the mafia stronghold of Calabria, home turf of the ‘Ndrangheta’, reputed drug traffickers tied to the mob in America
The Pope paid tribute to a three-year-old boy whose charred carcass was found in a burnt- to- a -crisp car,along with is grandfather, who were murdered in a mafia linked execution in January
The popular pontiff was cheered by tens of thousands as he condemned the mafia and championed the cause of justice .
Francis firmly stated members of organized crime were excommunicated from the Catholic church.
He named the ‘Ndrangheta as an example of evil, that must be eliminated
