«It is right to close schools during Ramadan»

«I believe that there is no need to discuss these topics wage ideological battles of a political nature but it must look to the good and real interest of students and teachers. In this sense, it is necessary to evaluate school by school where there are large numbers of students also coming from other religions whether it is really appropriate to respect certain dates that are very significant for them. I applaud the possibility, where there are large numbers of students, for example Muslims, of interrupting lessons for Ramadan.”

The archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Monsignor, said it Andrea Bellandiin the usual «9 minutes with the Archbishop» appointment, regarding the provision of the Campania Region about the possibility, for local schools, of suspend lessons on the occasion of the celebration of end of Ramadanin the case of large numbers of Muslim students, considering that day as a religious holiday.

According to Monsignor Bellandi «this should be, in general, the attitude required by scholastic institutions, that is, trying to favor the fact that the religious element is not foreign to the educational dimension of children and therefore certain more significant dates must also be kept in mind. Sometimes, unfortunately, I see that this is not the case. I understand that even in the Catholic context, there are exams on dates that are important for us Catholics such as Good Friday. There should be respect for everyone and making the best choices not based on battles of another nature.”

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