Oh dear!

To Vatican Radio, Archbishop Giancarlo Bregantini of Campobasso-Bojano, where the Pope visited Saturday, said 200 Calabrian prisoners didn’t go to Mass because they felt it doesn’t make sense if they’re “excommunicated.”

Clearly the consciences of the prisoners, many serving for mafia crimes, have been greatly "affected," he said. In response, the prelate noted, the prison’s chaplain asked him to speak to the inmates about Francis' strong words. (D.C.L.)