Thursday, August 25, 2005
POPE SAYS DISPLAY CRUCIFIX - ITALIAN JEWISH LEADER SAYS OUTLAW DISPLAY OF CRUCIFIX
European Jewish Press reports:
The leader of the Italian Jewish community has called for public displays of crucifixes to be outlawed.
In a statement released last week, Amos Luzzatto, Chair of the Italian Union of Jewish Communities (UCEI) spoke out against the symbols as irreflective of all members of society.
"We do respect the Christian people,” Luzzato said. “But a symbol of divine presence in a public school should be recognisable by the citizens of all faiths and it should address them all in an equal manner.
“Now, since every school hosts citizens with different beliefs or no belief at all, we should rather avoid displaying any symbol".
Silence broken
The new declaration broke the August quiet of Italian politics and followed Pope Benedict XVI’s homily on Assumption of the Virgin Day, August 15.
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