Cross Removed from Cemetery's Gate

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)

The municipality of Crotone has planned replacement of the entrance gate to a cemetery. At this moment there is a new gate but without a cross, officially not to disturb the sensitivity of Muslims and other non-Christian religions.

Sources:
http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/crotone-rimossa-croce-cimitero-non-turbare-i-fedeli-altre-1054643.html
http://www.ilquotidianodellacalabria.it/news/crotone/729809/Crotone--rimossa-la-croce-dal.html