The crucifix, in Italy, is everywhere.If you go to a school, or if you go to a hospital or to any public place in Italy, you will always see a crucifix hanging from one of the walls. It is so much part of the Italian identity that the first time I happened to be in a British hospital, it took me several minutes to understand why the hell I did not feel to be in a hospital at all.
“Damn”, I then thought,”the bloody crucifix on the wall… it is missing!”
If you are a fundamental atheist or a know-it-best-laic, or an even-more-know-it-best-Liberal, you are probably thinking that I am a small brained bigot, brainwashed by the Catholic Church from an early age.
Maybe, I was indeed brainwashed from an early age, but I am rather glad to have been brainwashed by the Catholic Church than by the Soviet Communist Party or by the Politically Correct lobby that is running the propaganda show these days.
Anyway, back to the crucifix, in Italy it is everywhere and it has been there for a very long time.
However, Christ is not very much liked by the Socialist Super-State of Europe and it is recent news that the European Court of Human Rights has awarded €5,000 (of our money) in damages to Soile Lautsi, a Finnish woman (married to an Italian man and living in Italy) who had opposed the display of a Catholic crucifix at a state school attended by her two children.
Now, where should I start?
The European Court of Supposedly Human Rights is a Soviet-style bureaucratic body where all decisions are filtered by the political agenda of the European Union with the ultimate goal of undermining the sovereignty of each member of such a union.
Just as much Christmas has been increasingly banned by becoming Festive Winter Celebration in the United Kingdom, the goal of the EU policies is to eliminate the identity of Italy by diminishing the influence of the Catholic Church.
Now, Mrs Soile Lautsi is a paranoid atheist, who has not a clue of Italian history, Italian identity and Italian way of living. It is such a shame that she married an Italian and moved to Italy, it would have been much more engaging for her to have married, let’s say, an Iranian and have moved to Iran… there she could really have made a bigger name of herself!
Can anyone sane of mind imagine brave-heart Soile taking a stand against the theocratic government of Iran? Anyone guessing how much compensation the Great Council of the Ones You Do What I Say will be giving her?
If you are a fundamental atheist or a know-it-best-laic, or an even-more-know-it-best-Liberal, you are probably thinking that I am a small brained bigot, brainwashed by the Catholic Church from an early age.
Maybe, I was indeed brainwashed from an early age, but I am rather glad to have been brainwashed by the Catholic Church than by the Soviet Communist Party or by the Politically Correct lobby that is running the propaganda show these days.
Anyway, back to the crucifix, in Italy it is everywhere and it has been there for a very long time.
However, Christ is not very much liked by the Socialist Super-State of Europe and it is recent news that the European Court of Human Rights has awarded €5,000 (of our money) in damages to Soile Lautsi, a Finnish woman (married to an Italian man and living in Italy) who had opposed the display of a Catholic crucifix at a state school attended by her two children.
Now, where should I start?
The European Court of Supposedly Human Rights is a Soviet-style bureaucratic body where all decisions are filtered by the political agenda of the European Union with the ultimate goal of undermining the sovereignty of each member of such a union.
Just as much Christmas has been increasingly banned by becoming Festive Winter Celebration in the United Kingdom, the goal of the EU policies is to eliminate the identity of Italy by diminishing the influence of the Catholic Church.
Now, Mrs Soile Lautsi is a paranoid atheist, who has not a clue of Italian history, Italian identity and Italian way of living. It is such a shame that she married an Italian and moved to Italy, it would have been much more engaging for her to have married, let’s say, an Iranian and have moved to Iran… there she could really have made a bigger name of herself!
Can anyone sane of mind imagine brave-heart Soile taking a stand against the theocratic government of Iran? Anyone guessing how much compensation the Great Council of the Ones You Do What I Say will be giving her?
Exactly.
However, the people who I understand the least are the Italians who stand on the side of the paranoid atheists and The European Court of Supposedly Human Rights.
I guess they think that Italy should follow whatever Europe decides to do with our history, tradition and identity… I guess they think it is advisable to avoid any confrontation with Mighty Europe… I guess they think that if they can get rid of the crucifix today, well why not getting rid of the saints from the calendars tomorrow, alongside with the sound of the bells of the churches and the images of saints and Madonnas in the streets… and I guess I am having none of that knee-jerk rubbish.
However, the people who I understand the least are the Italians who stand on the side of the paranoid atheists and The European Court of Supposedly Human Rights.
I guess they think that Italy should follow whatever Europe decides to do with our history, tradition and identity… I guess they think it is advisable to avoid any confrontation with Mighty Europe… I guess they think that if they can get rid of the crucifix today, well why not getting rid of the saints from the calendars tomorrow, alongside with the sound of the bells of the churches and the images of saints and Madonnas in the streets… and I guess I am having none of that knee-jerk rubbish.
And, as a final thought, I would like to point out the wording of The Times in reporting the news:
The ruling could encourage a review of the use of religious symbols in state schools throughout Europe. The court did not, however, order the Italian authorities to remove the crucifixes.
I repeat: the court did not order the Italian authorities to remove the crucifixes…
Of course they didn’t! If they had, that would mean that Italy is not a country anymore but only a colonial outpost of the European Community Empire.
But that, I am very sorry to say, is only a matter of time.
4 comments:
I see you have no respect for genuine religious freedom. You're only in favor of religious "freedom" if your particular religion gets special preference and promotion by the government.
The history of Italy is entwined with the Catholic Church. This is a fact, and if you don't believe me, fly to Italy and see it for yourself.
For your information, having the crucifix in public places does not mean that everybody should become a Christian.
Being proud of my history has nothing to do with "having no respect for genuine religious freedom".
If you want to see no respect for religious freedom, I suggest you a trip to Saudi Arabia.
Isn't it time for Italy too to let the Dark Middle Ages go?
That you are used to see the crucifix all over doesn't mean it isn't a suppressive act against others.
In private schools and other private places you can have your crucifix as you wish, but now the question is about public schools and public places. The government should not market any religions. It should be secular but christian people in their "love" do not want to give up an inch of what they got before.
In this case you put your beliefs above other's. It means you want to rule.
Crucifix is not Italian culture, it is catholic culture.
How come you as christian play dirty game against Soile Lautsi by calling her paranoid? Do you have any facts to show or will you admit that you play dirty games of power?
How christian is that?
Paranoid is somebody exhibiting an extreme and irrational fear, agree? In the case of Mrs Lautsi the irrational fear the crucifix, seeing as “suppressive”.
Recently I have been in Myanmar and I saw Buddhas everywhere, did I find them "suppressive"? No, I liked them as much as I like the crucifix. So Mrs Lautsi can do the same, and she should.
The problem with laicism is that reminds me a lot of Marxism, an ideology that in pretending to make the world "fair", made it actually soulless and rotten.
Crucifix is Italian culture, because Catholic culture is Italian culture. Have you ever heard of the Sistine Chapel? Or of St.Mark's Cathedral? S.Croce in Florence? Duomo of Milan? Do you know history? When you take a trip to Italy, you take a trip into Catholic culture and I am not given it away in the sake of trying to be like any other (western) country.
I don't play any dirty games, Soile Lautsi does, alongside her Marxist friends of the European Court.
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