Pope praises pro-crucifix demonstrators
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has praised demonstrators who are protesting a European court ruling that said crucifixes in public schools violate religious and educational freedoms.
Several hundred people marched to St. Peter's Square on Sunday carrying crucifixes and banners reading "Leave us our crucifixes" and "Crucifixes are fine in classrooms."
The European Court of Human Rights ear...
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