Wednesday November 4, 2009
Vatican says Euro court crucifix ruling shocking
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday condemned as shocking, wrong and myopic a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Italian schools should remove crucifixes from classroom walls.
"The ruling of the European court was received in the Vatican with shock and sadness," said Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi.
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Vatican's spokesman Father Federico Lombardi ponders a question during a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican in this March 12, 2009 file photo. (REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico/Files) |
"It is wrong and myopic to try to exclude it (the crucifix) from the world of education," he said, adding to the uproar the court's decision has sparked in Roman Catholic Italy.
(For more on faith and ethics, see the Reuters religion blog FaithWorld http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld)
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