The Curse of a ChameleonĪnd, if you haven’t noticed it, Sonny Franzese’s life presents us with a theological problem. It’s good that the wicked don’t live indefinitely, lest their evil continues. Such horrific lives as Sonny’s serve to justify God’s curse upon humanity. Have you ever been disturbed by Jesus’ words about Judas Iscariot, “…it would have been good for that man if he had not been born” (Matthew 26:24)? Well, a review of Sonny’s long life of crime and murder will demonstrate to us that the world would have been better without him. There’s another lesson from Sonny Franzese’s life. But His mercy is wasted by the majority of humankind (Romans 2:4). He shows mercy to millions – intending to bring them to repentance. An ocean of mercy can be poured into their lives and they will only use it as an opportunity to do more evil. They need to understand that their kindness and mercy will be wasted on some people – the remorseless, the sociopaths, and the psychopaths. Sonny’s life is also a caution to the kind-hearted members of humanity. Jesus said, “…to whom much is given much will be required” (Luke 12:48). Sonny Franzese’s long life was a crime against humanity. What lesson can possibly be drawn from his life? One could say that his example shows there’s no honor in extreme longevity if that life is poorly lived. His son, Michael, who renounced the Mafia at the risk of his life, called his father a Chameleon – loving to a few but horrible to the rest. But to the rest of humanity he was diabolical murderer. And thirdly, To his friends, which included Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr., he was a great guy. Secondly, to his children he was a loving father. Firstly, to his wife he was a caring husband. Like many mobsters, Sonny lived a double life. Right up through his late nineties, Franzese was committing crimes. But he never used his freedom for anything good. Though he spent time in prison, it was only for lesser offenses and he was paroled numerous times. He boasted of killing fifty people, without ever facing conviction for a single murder. His ruthlessness brought him to the attention of the Mafia, where he quickly rose through the ranks. Though the Army drafted him in 1942, he was soon discharged for his “homicidal tendencies.” He returned to his brawling ways and became a boxer. He worked in his father’s bakery when he wasn’t involved in street fights. Born in Naples, Italy, the youngest of nineteen children, Sonny grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

Sonny Franzese was the second in command of the notorious Colombo crime family. You see, this man, John “Sonny” Franzese, was the oldest living inmate of the Federal Penitentiary System. To them it’s more of a feeling that justice has finally caught up with him – though far later than they hoped. …But it’s not that the police were afraid of him. One of the City’s worst offenders – and “most fearsome killers” – is dead… A Double Life NYC Police are breathing a sigh of relief.

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