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From the Star Tribune
Apparently the court's order is against Italian law since a law dating back to 1923 requires schools to display crucifix, even though this seems to be a violation of the Italian Constitution.
It will be very interesting to see where this will be going since there's a big chance we might be seeing more of these lawsuits in the future due to the European constitution which is at hand.
ROME (AP) - An Italian court has ordered a crucifix removed from a classroom - setting off a debate in a secular but culturally Catholic nation that is home to the Vatican and where a law still requires public schools to display a cross.
Apparently the court's order is against Italian law since a law dating back to 1923 requires schools to display crucifix, even though this seems to be a violation of the Italian Constitution.
The Italian Constitution says the state and the Catholic Church are each "independent and sovereign," and that "all religious faiths are equally free before the law." However, a 1923 law also says that schools must display the crucifix.
It will be very interesting to see where this will be going since there's a big chance we might be seeing more of these lawsuits in the future due to the European constitution which is at hand.