text: John Gotti was denied a Mass prior to his burial in 2002 but the bishop did say a Mass could be offered later. Not sure there's a formal decree denying Mafia funerals.
  
  Who  are you or anyone else to say who is in mortal sin?  Paprocki sure doesn't know.  And James Martin is right.  Just where do we draw the line at denying the Eucharist to people?