SUMMARY

1. The Church in the face of the mafia phenomenon - 2. The juridical-pastoral reaction of the Church to the "mafia" religion - A) The deviated procession - B) The denied cathedral - C) The forbidden figure of the godfather - D) The right to association suspended in the odor of the mafia  - E) The ban on the celebration of funerals - 3. Historical notes on the imposition of the ban on ecclesiastical burial - 4. Some critical considerations on the exercise of the jus puniendi in the Church.