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Philip Pullella

Italy chief chaplain condemns call for COVID disobedience by police

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano speaks during a pro-life youth Mass at the Verizon Center in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Gregory A. Shemitz

Italy's national Catholic military chaplain has hit back at a renegade, vaccine-denying archbishop, accusing him of inciting insubordination among the armed forces and police over their role in enforcing COVID-19 laws.

The national chaplain, Archbishop Santo Marciano, issued a statement to all military and law enforcement personnel on Monday night, hours after Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano made a statement urging them to disobey orders and not be "automatons".

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