Italian High Court Defends Crucifixes, National Sovereignty against European Human Rights Court

LifeSiteNews: “But the Italian High Court has said that where rulings by the ECHR conflict with provisions of the Italian Constitution, such rulings ‘lack legitimacy’ . . . Roger Kiska, European legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said the ECHR ruling disregarded the ‘cultural sovereignty of each member state’ of the EU and that the Cassation Court ruling is a signal that Italy may be prepared to break with the ECHR if the government loses the appeal.”