VATICAN CITY (AP) — A southern Italian archbishop has proposed a 10-year moratorium on the naming of godfathers in a bid to stem the way mob bosses use the “padrino” system to spread their influence and authority to the next generation.

Monsigor Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, archbishop of Reggio Calabria, spoke with Pope Francis about the proposal last weekend while he was in Rome. In a statement Monday, he said the pontiff asked the bishops of Calabria to discuss the idea and send him a written proposal.