A Prayer for Provenzano
"Undisputed", that's what they call him; the undisputed chief of the Sicilian Mafia. Bernardo Provenzano , aforementioned head of horror in Sicily, capo di tutti capi, has finally been arrested, after leading the Sicilian constabulary on a 43-year-long chase. He was tracked to a farmhouse near Corleone in Sicily on April 11, and 50 officers swooped down to make the arrest.
Provenzano did all he could over the years to evade the authorities, including refusing to use telephones. He issued orders instead via handwritten notes. Many of those that have come into police possession have been signed off with religious blessings, such as "May the Lord bless and protect you." Quite a send-off to give someone who is about to commit a murder by your order. Actually, his version of religion seems to mean a great deal to Mr Provenzano, so much so that he even appeared at a Cosa Nostra meeting in 1992, garbed in the purple robes of a bishop, according to a Mafia informant.
So, since you are such a believer, I shall say a prayer for you, Mr. Provenzano. I shall pray for your immediate execution.
Provenzano did all he could over the years to evade the authorities, including refusing to use telephones. He issued orders instead via handwritten notes. Many of those that have come into police possession have been signed off with religious blessings, such as "May the Lord bless and protect you." Quite a send-off to give someone who is about to commit a murder by your order. Actually, his version of religion seems to mean a great deal to Mr Provenzano, so much so that he even appeared at a Cosa Nostra meeting in 1992, garbed in the purple robes of a bishop, according to a Mafia informant.
So, since you are such a believer, I shall say a prayer for you, Mr. Provenzano. I shall pray for your immediate execution.
2 Comments:
43 years ... that's a long time to be trying to catch someone. I expect that what follows now will be a national spectacle in Italy.
Yeah, I am praying for him too. I am praying he will get the justice he so obviously deserves. Death penalty sounds good to moi.
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