New Death Threat against Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco

The President of the Italian Bishops' Conference has received another death threat. The Genoa Archdiocese reportedly received an envelope containing picture or photo of the archbishop along with a bullet.

Archbishop Bagnasco became the target of threats soon after he was selected to head the Italian bishops' conference, and issued a strong public statement in opposition to a bill that would offer legal recognition of same-sex unions. Genoa's cathedral and other Catholic churches in the city-- and elsewhere around the country-- have been defaced by spray-painted slogans denouncing Archbishop Bagnasco and in some cases hinting at violence against him.