Italian mayors respond to Strasbourg ruling by hanging more crucifixes in schools

No one tells the Italians what to do. Brussels sprouts bouncing all over the place on this one. Will they attempt to enforce this or their other attempt at lawmaking in Lithuania when the Brussels sprouts attempted to declare this law illegal in September?

Rome, Italy, Nov 12, 2009 / 01:49 pm (CNA).- A number of Italian officials have responded to the ruling by the European Human Rights Court that ordered schools in Italy to remove crucifixes from the classrooms by taking unprecedented measures to preserve the Christian symbol.

According to the Italian daily “Avvenire,” the mayor of Sezzadio, Pier Luigi Arnera, has leveled a fine of 500 euros against anyone who removes a crucifix from a public place.

Arnera explained that the displaying of the crucifix in “places other than churches does not affect the dignity of anyone, because it is one of our cultural references.”

Likewise in the cities of Sassuolo and Trapani, officials have acquired dozens more crucifixes to display them in public schools.

In Montegrotto Terme, digital billboards that normally are used to inform the public are now displaying the crucifix with the phrase, “We will not take it down.” The mayor of Assisi has ordered that Nativity scenes be displayed in addition to the crucifix in public offices.

In Varesotto a local contractor placed a 16-foot cross on his farm in order to express his indignation over the EU court ruling.

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Bishop Mixa of the Diocese of Augsburg and military chaplain of the Bundeswehr says the ban on the Crucifix will be easy to ignore according to kath.net. He points at the ridiculousness of the ban since many nations actually have a cross as part of their national colors.

Book on Traditional Liturgy Best Seller in Italy

Orbis Catholicus has reported that a new book on the traditional liturgy is a best seller in Italy.

Catholic Italian Actor says: "divorce and abortion has destroyed the family"

The famous actor Bud Spencer became 80 this last Saturday -- he identifies himself as a "conservative and active" Catholic, who has been married for 48 years -- He finds the hysteria around Obama strange, "The man is not Jesus".

Only a few know, that the Italian born Neapolitan, Carlo Pedersoli, is Catholic. He states, "today divorce and abortion has destroyed the family," he informed the Italian media.

For 48 years he has been married to Maria Amago. According to the Hamburg Morning News Spencer said in the past week, "I was married 48 years and have ever confessed to my wife, if I have ever betrayed her. She has always forgiven me. That is true love, that stands above things. Lust and suffering are really only inanities.

He otherwise describes himself as "an animal with a human face", who would like to thank God, that he has been allowed to lead such a many faceted life.

The brilliant actor, jurist and swimmer has played in many films, notably as the Praetorian in the 1967 film, "Quo Vadis" and more famously in the spaghetti western, Trinity.

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