Vatican denounces European ruling against crucifixes in schools

[Thy_Kingdom]

http://www.catholicreview.org/subpag...px?action=7123

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said it experienced “surprise and sorrow” when a European court ruled that the crucifixes hanging in Italian public schools violate religious freedom.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Nov. 3 that the crucifixes hanging in every public classroom in Italy were “a violation of the freedom of parents to educate their children according to their own convictions and of the religious freedom of the students.”

Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, reacted to the decision saying, “The crucifix has always been a sign of God's offer of love and a sign of union and welcome for all humanity. It is sad that it is being considered a sign of division, exclusion or limitation of freedom. That is not what it is and that is not the common feeling of our people.”

What do you guys think of this? I'm pretty disappointed with the banning of the crucifix.

[StevieMe]

Yep, I think banning it is ridiculous too.