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Why Italian godfathers sleep with the fishes

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The Pillar
Mar 23, 2023
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Three dioceses in southern Italy became the latest this month to suspend the practice of appointing baptismal sponsors — godparents — along with confirmation sponsors for both children and adults.

The suspension, set for an ad experimtum period of three years, in the dioceses of Teano-Calvi, Alife-Caiazzo and Sessa Aurunca, was announced in early March, …

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