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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,F$]AZIONE ,DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI 

,TEXT 3 

,C]TA9 RI<T-W+ POLITICANS HAVE SURPRIS+LY LAUN*$ ! IDEA ( 9TRODUC+ A WEEKLY H\R ( ,MUSLIM RELIGI\S 9/RUCTION 9TO ! C\NTRY'S PUBLIC S*OOLS1 GIV+ RISE TO A DEBATE BAS$ ON NO?+1 GIV5 ! 5ORM\S RANGE & COMPLEXITY ( ! *ANGES ?AT W\LD BE NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO ACCORD ,ISLAM ) ! SAME /ATUS CURR5TLY 5JOY$ BY ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICISM4 

,SO IF !SE *ANGES >E SO MANY & SO COMPLEX 7AGREEM5T BETWE5 ! ,/ATE & ,ISLAM1 ! DRAW+ UP ( A S*OOLS CURRICULUM1 ! TRA9+ ( TEA*]S1 P>LIAM5T>Y LEGISLATION1 & SO ON71 !N :AT EXACTLY IS ! REAL AIM ( ?IS MOVE1 PRES5T$ AS AN APP>5T 0LIB]ALIZATION0 ( ! WEEKLY H\R ( RELIGION 9 S*OOLS8 

,9 REALITY IT IS A MOVE :I* IS DEISGN$ TO /R5G!N ! ALREADY-SOLID PRES5CE ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC *UR* 9 ! C\NTRY'S S*OOLS1 AS !Y GRADUALLY LOSE !IR /ATUS AS 9/ITUTIONS TO BECOME M]E PUBLIC S]VICES :ILE AT ! SAME TIME TURN !M FROM PLACES :]E FREE1 SECUL> M9DS >E CREAT$ 9TO PLACES :]E ID5TITIES >E CREAT$1 ID5TITIES BAS$ ON RELIGI\S1 E?NIC1 T]RITORIAL & O!R GR\NDS4 

,SO ) PUBLIC S*OOLS GO+ 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 ! PRES5CE & ! ROLE ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION AS GU>DIAN BECOMES A DECISIVE ELEM5T 9 CREAT+ ID5TITIES1 ELIM9AT+ ALL TRACES ( SECUL>ISM & ALL SPIRIT ( CRITICISM4 

,E,U,R#a#c#f MILLION 9 ,/ATE DONATIONS TO PRIVATE S*OOLS 7MO/LY RUN BY ,CA?OLIC RELIGI\S ORD]S7 IS NO LONG] 5\<4 ,!Y NE$ TO /R5G!N ! ROLE & PRES5CE ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION 9 PUBLIC S*OOLS1 & AS F> AS ! ,M9I/] & ! ,VATICAN AU?ORITIES >E CONC]N$1 ?AT MEANS TWO ?+S3 AM5D+ ! /ATUS ( TEA*]S ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION ON ! ONE H&1 & ! /ATUS ( ! TEA*+ ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION 7,I,R,C7 ON ! O!R4 

,9 ORD] TO GU>ANTEE TEA*]S ( RELIGION ! SAME CONDITIONS AS O!R TEA*]S 7BASICALLY ! RI<T TO VOTE DUR+ EXAMS & GRAD+71 IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO MODIFY ! AGREEM5T ( #bc ,JUNE #aii BETWE5 ! ,ITALIAN ,/ATE & ! ,VATICAN1 9 P>TICUL> :]E IT SAYS ?AT ! VOTES ( TEA*]S ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION MAY BE TAK5 9TO ACC\NT 9 ASSIGN+ A /UD5T'S F9AL M>KS AT ! 5D ( ! S*OOL YE> .<#a.>1 & ALSO TO *ANGE ,>T4 #ci ( ,LEGISLATIVE ,ORD] ,NO4#b#i#g_/#a#i#i#d :I* ALL[S ! ,/ATE FRE$OM TO *OOSE H[ M>KS = ,I,R,C >E ASSIGN$4 ,?IS ( C\RSE W\LD NOT BE IMPOSSIBLE1 & W\LD BR+ ,I,R,C 9TO P>ITY ) O!R S*OOL SUBJECTS2 ?IS W\LD PROVOKE A S]IES ( CON/ITUTIONAL *ALL5GES & ( C\RSE W\LD H>M ! RI<TS ( ?OSE /UD5TS :O DO NOT TAKE ,I,R,C1 AS !Y W\LD BE 9 DISP>ITY4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ! ALT]NATIVE ACTIVITIES PROVID$ = /UD5TS EXEMPT$ FROM ,I,R,C DO NOT RECEIVE ! FUND+ REQUIR$ TO PAY TEA*]S4 

,! O!R NECESS>Y /EP W\LD BE TO EQUATE ,I,R,C ) O!R SUBJECTS ON A CULTURAL & SCI5TIFIC LEVEL4 ,IT MAY SEEM P>ADOXICAL1 GIV5 ?AT -- UNLIKE ! O!R SUBJECTS1 :I* 5JOY FRE$OM ( /ATUS & TEA*+ ME?ODS -- ,I,R,C IS DICTAT$ BY RELIGI\S AU?ORITIES1 :O CONTROL BO? ! SYLLABUS & ! TRA9+ & OR?ODOXY ( TEA*]2 & YET 9 A LETT] TO ! ,BI%OPS' ,CONF]5CES ( #e? ,MAY LA/ .<#b.>1 ! ,CONGREGATION = ,CA?OLIC ,$UCATION CLAIM$ ?AT ! TEA*+ ( ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICISM WAS ( A SCI5TIFIC1 EV5 SECUL>1 NATURE :ILE AT ! SAME TIME IT TOOK C>E TO W>N ! BI%OPS ?AT IT WAS UP TO !M TO MONITOR ,I,R,C & UP TO ! ,EPISCOPAL ,CONF]5CE TO ISSUE G5]AL REGULATIONS ON ! SUBJECT4 

,SO WE MU/ BE C>EFUL NOT TO FALL 9TO ! TRAP (F]$ TO ! M$IA BY ! PROVISION ( A WEEKLY H\R ( ,ISLAMIC TEA*+4 ,9/EAD WE NE$ TO PREP>E \RSELVES TO FACE :AT WILL PROBABLY BE ! DECISIVE MOVE BY FUNDAM5TALI/ ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICISM AGA9/ ! PUBLIC S*OOL SY/EM1 READY TO DEMOLI% ! LA/ BULW>KS ( SECUL>ISM & FRE$OM ( TEA*+ FAC+ ! RETURN ( CL]ICAL AU?ORITIES 9TO ! FIELDS ( SCI5CE & CULTURE4 ,AN H\R ( ,ISLAMIC RELIGION1 %\LD IT EV] BE 9TRODUC$1 WILL BE ! LEA/ ( \R WORRIES4 

,ALL SECUL>1 LIB]T>IAN & ANTI-CL]ICALI/ =CES1 EV]Y OPPON5T ( FUNDAM5TALISM & RELIGI\S F5CES1 ANYONE :O /&S AGA9/ DIVISIONS 9 SOCIETY1 BE !Y ( A RELIGI\S OR E?NIC NATURE1 BY BLOOD OR BY L&1 >E CALL$ ONCE AGA9 TO MOBILIZE 9 DEF5SE ( SECUL>ISM4 ,IT WILL BE A CULTURAL1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL MOBILIZATION 9VOLV+ S*OOLS1 $UCATION WORK]S1 GRASSROOTS ASSOCIATIONS & LABOR ASSOCIATIONS1 9 A CAMPAIGN TO SAFEGU>D ! BASIC PR9CIPLE ( A PUBLIC S*OOL = ALL1 & = 9ITIATIVES & PROPOSALS PROMOT+ AN 9T]-CULTURAL SOCIETY & S*OOL SY/EM )\T RELIGI\S AU?ORITIES & )\T DOGMA1 BAS$ ON MUTUAL SOLID>ITY & ! RECOGNITION ?AT WOM5 & M5 MU/ BE FREE TO *OOSE1 FREE TO /RUGGLE4 

.<#a.> ,! ,ITALIAN S*OOLS SY/EM REQUIRES TEA*]S TO ASSIGN A F9AL M>K \T ( #a TO EV]Y /UD5T AT ! 5D ( ! S*OOL YE>4 ,! AV]AGE M>K IS !N US$ TO DECIDE :E!R ! /UD5T CAN PROCE$ TO ! FOLL[+ YE> OR MU/ REPEAT ! YE>4 ,CURR5TLY1 ,I,R,C TEA*]S CAN ONLY GIVE AN ASSESSM5T 9 WORDS & ?IS M>K IS ?US EXCLUD$ FROM ! /UD5T'S F9AL M>K4 ,?IS GOV]NM5T PLANS TO P]MIT ,I,R,C TEA*]S TO ASSIGN A NUM]ICAL M>K1 5ABL+ ! /UD5T'S M>K 9 ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC ,RELIGION TO BE 9CLUD$ 9 ! F9AL AV]AGE M>K ALONGSIDE ! O!R SUBJECTS4 

.<#b.> ,! ,CONGREGATION = ,CA?OLIC ,$UCATION IS P>T ( ! ,ROMAN ,CURIA4 ,! LETT] 9 QUE/ION CAN BE READ AT WWW4VATICAN4VA 

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