Posted on 07/31/2018 4:36:43 AM PDT by marshmallow
Fr. Antonio Spadaro slams proposed bill as anti-Muslim political stunt
ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - A close advisor to the Holy Father is opposing a move in Italy to put crucifixes in public buildings.
Italian Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro is a writer and journalist, currently the editor-in-chief of the Jesuit-affiliated journal La Civiltà Cattolica. In the Vatican, he is a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Secretariat for Communications.
Father Spadaro has stated his opposition to a bill in Italy that would require public institutions such as ports, hospitals and universities to display a crucifix on their premises.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Fr. Spadaro said of the crucifix, "Hands off!" He argued that the crucifix "is never an identitarian symbol."
Spadaro is one of many leftists in the Church opposing Matteo Salvini, Italy's new deputy prime minister and minister of the interior, over the issue of mass Muslim migration into Europe.
Salvini and his political party, Lega Nord, or "Northern League," are seeking to restrict mass migration into Italy from Africa and the Middle East.
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However, he has no objection to using the Star & Crescent.
Have Satanist taken over the Vatican?
That’s a very misleading headline. There’s a difference between opposing public displays and opposing mandatory displays in government and other buildings.
Wait’ll he gets a load of Arkansas
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