The Pope, the Video and the Concealed Crucifix
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Posted on 07/25/2018 3:12:50 PM PDT by ebb tide
Rome, Italy, Jul 24, 2018 / 12:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill has been introduced in the Italian parliament which would require the visible display of crucifixes in public buildings, Italian news magazine L’Espresso reported Monday.
The bill, “Dispositions concerning the display of the crucifix in schools and in offices of public administration,” proposes crucifixes be visibly hung in places such as schools, universities, prisons, public offices, consulates, embassies, and ports.
The proposal would also order a fine of up to 1,000 euros ($1,169) for non-compliance. The bill now waits to be scheduled for discussion in the Chamber and Senate.
It was introduced by the country’s Lega Nord party, headed by Matteo Salvini, the newly-made interior minister and deputy prime minister alongside the leader of the Five Star Movement, Luigi di Maio.
Italy's general election, held in May, resulted in a coalition government led by Lega Nord and the Five Star Movement, both of which are center-right populist parties.
A similar decision was made by the government of Bavaria, a German state.
Bavarian premier Markus Söder announced April 24 that the entrances to state building would be required to display a cross by June 1. Söder's office said the decision was meant to “express the historical and cultural character of Bavaria” and to present “a visible commitment to the core values of the legal and social order in Bavaria and Germany.”
It'll offend his beloved illegal muslim invaders of Italy.
It’s Italy I thought it would be SOP
Be nice to remind Mr. Bergoglio that Italy is a Catholic country!
Maybe someday the same will be said again of the Vatican.
Crucifix. And it does not please Reinhard Marx and his ilk.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the head of the German Bishops’ Conference, said Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder had not discussed the move with him before proceeding, and cautioned against “instrumentalising” the Christian symbol.
Instrumentalising? I am not fluid in CardinalSpeak ~ English translation please?
This surprises me. How many Italians are actually practicing Catholics anyway?
Instrumentalising? I am not fluid in CardinalSpeak ~ English translation please?
“In practice I have problems with an Incarnational Theology and look down on concrete manifestations of piety that flow from it.”
You don’t need to be practicing to have a residual sense of what is right, especially if you aren’t a cleric.
Good,there is hope for some parts of Europe.
“Discernment”?
“God of surprises”?
“Journeying together”?
All new words since VC II.
Not Catholic, but I LOVE this idea. No messy establishment clause.
I hope they wouldn’t be required to be hung up in a synagogue.
It’s a little late for that.
Consider me skeptical here.
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