Italy school BANS Jesus from being mentioned in CHRISTMAS songs as ‘matter of respect’
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Italy have been banned from mentioning Jesus in Christmas songs as a matter of “respect” for non-Catholic students.
By VICKIIE OLIPHANT
Express.co.uk
Fri, Dec 16, 2016
Headteacher Paola Bellini and her pupils were due to stage their December production next Monday, and students have been practising their repertoire of three Christmas songs for a number of weeks.
However, in a controversial move that has outraged parents, the lyrics of one popular Christmas song has been replaced – and the word Jesus shockingly omitted.
Pupils will now be singing from lyric sheets that read “because this party is for you” instead of the more traditional “because Jesus was born”.
Angry parents lashed out at the school, claiming Jesus’s name should promote unity and brotherhood instead of division and censorship.
Even the priest of Pontevico, a small town in the province of Brescia, took a stand against the changes, saying: “Foreigners are welcome to know our culture, which we must not deny because it does not offend anyone.”
However Ms Bellini has hit back at the critics, claiming they are exploiting their children to push their political beliefs.
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