No crucifixes doesn't imply tolerance

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that crucifixes in Italian schools contravene religious freedom. The left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung defends the judgement against criticism from the Italian government and the Vatican: "The religious neutrality of the state is an indispensable legacy of the European Enlightenment in modern, multi-religious societies. The judgement follows the same line as the famous crucifix ruling of the [German] Constitutional Court in 1995. Back then the Catholic Church acted as if this was the end for Western Civilisation. The mere lack of crucifixes is not proof that students and teachers practice tolerance and peaceful diversity."

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