Rome halts mosque conversion plan

Source: BBC

Authorities in Rome have refused to allow a building next to a Catholic church to be converted into a mosque.

The planned mosque, in a densely populated and multi-ethnic quarter in the centre of the Italian capital, was supposed to open next month.

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The quarter houses people of widely different ethnic origins.

They are already served by seven Catholic churches, a Buddhist temple, a synagogue, a Zain prayer centre and a Chinese Evangelical church.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6958299.stm

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A problem of permits, as it seems.
BBC says local right-wing politicians applauded the stopping action.
Having lived for 5 years in Rome I'd say with little margin of error they were fascists...

...Ooops, sorry: there are no more fascists in Italy since 1945. I forgot. Now they call themselveves rightwingers.
Though they like to stretch their right finger and hands upward, like old Mussolini, once in a while.

they want to put a mosque next to a Catholic church is no reason for people to get their damn shorts in a bunch.

And I'm Catholic. And I say this is bullshit.

freedom of religion...as long as it's the right religion.
Thats the Saudi way

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