Italy's 'scuba friar' is spreading
the Christmas message on seabeds in his native Puglia region.
Sporting a special neoprene cassock, 60-year-old Father Raffaele
Melacarne said "I've just gone back to being a scuba instructor.
"The important thing is to bring closer to the Lord those who
don't frequent oratories and parishes.
"And so, just like Pope Francis who speaks of an outgoing
Church, I decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring the Gospel
to the lower depths".
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