Word: camillo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Died. Camillo Serafini, 88, governor and top civil officer of Vatican City since the Lateran Treaty of 1929 between Italy and the Holy See; of angina pectoris; in Rome...
...Little World of Don Camillo is a collection of sketches about the battle for community leadership between a godless mayor and a militant priest in an Italian village...
...Camillo was no ordinary priest. He had a mortar hidden in his house and on occasion he carried a Tommy gun. At other times he lied, poached, attempted bribery and fought with his fists. Once, when he attacked the subject of sexual immorality, he draped the crucifix in his church with a cloth so that Christ might not be obliged to listen to his blunt language...
...true that, besides the fair share of man-made sin among his parishioners, Don Camillo had a massive irritation to contend with. Peppone, the Communist mayor, was the sworn enemy of the church and kept up a running brawl with the priest. Peppone, a tough and able Communist who hadn't made his confession since 1918, set up trials for Don Camillo that ranged from swiping his clothes while he was in swimming to a clout on the head with a heavy stick...
Eventually Peppone, basically a good sort, who really has a healthy respect and fondness for his rival, reaches the point of self-doubt, and says: "I feel as if I were in jail." Don Camillo, with no doubts, has had a vast advantage all along: the benefit of Christ's spoken advice from the crucifix in Don Camillo's own church. Christ argues with him, humors him, acts as his conscience. Once, after the priest has knocked out a swaggering boxer, Christ bids him good night with "Sleep well, champ." Later, when Don Camillo grouses about the weight...