Pope denounces 'false secularism' that bans religious symbols, input

I was very pleased to see the Pope come out on this important issue:

Pope Benedict XVI denounced what he called a "false secularism" that bans religious symbols from public places and excludes religious input on crucial moral questions.

While the church does not seek to interfere with the freedom of every people to organize its political life, it cannot be mute in front of threats to human life and human dignity, the pope said.

He made the remarks in a talk Dec. 9 to the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists, which was meeting in Rome to discuss the theme of secularism in modern society.>> continued