The Spanish Episcopal Conference today defended the use of the headscarf should be an individual choice, saying that all people have the right to express their beliefs within the limits of public order.
Individuals "have the right to manifest one's religion and his belief," provided they do not disturb public order, said spokesman Spanish Episcopal Conference, Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, at a press conference.
The position of the conference comes days after a school on the outskirts of Madrid have banned students from wearing an Islamic headscarf.
The case has stirred controversy and debate in Spain and several students have already stood in solidarity with a colleague and presented themselves with veils in school.
The spokesman of the Episcopal Conference invoked Article 16.1 of the Spanish Constitution which states that "people and institutions have the right to express their beliefs within the limits of respect for public order."
This principle is also applicable to crucifixes in classrooms, something which also ignited a debate in Spain, according to Bishop Martinez Camino.
The case began last February, when the student of Moroccan origin, decided to start wearing the veil, explaining that she did by choice. The school banned her and walked away from school for two weeks.
Now the student has three options: either take the veil to go to school or still in the living rooms of the school - where it has been - or change of school, one option is a nearby school which does not prohibit the veil.
It is not the first time that there are cases like this, being one of the best known of the young girl who in 2007 was barred from wearing the niqab (full veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes open) in a school in Girona. A decision by the Government eventually forcing the school to retreat.
I had heard something about a school in Spain that banning a student enters school with the veil with the pretext that religious symbols were not allowed inside the school but nevertheless had to leave the student to enter because she argued on television that all school classrooms had walls crusifix!
A Conferência Episcopal espanhola defendeu hoje que o uso do véu islâmico deve ser uma opção individual, afirmando que todas as pessoas têm o direito de manifestar as suas crenças dentro dos limites da ordem pública.
Individuals "have the right to manifest one's religion and his belief," provided they do not disturb public order, said spokesman Spanish Episcopal Conference, Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, at a press conference.
The position of the conference comes days after a school on the outskirts of Madrid have banned students from wearing an Islamic headscarf.
The case has stirred controversy and debate in Spain and several students have already stood in solidarity with a colleague and presented themselves with veils in school.
The spokesman of the Episcopal Conference invoked Article 16.1 of the Spanish Constitution which states that "people and institutions have the right to express their beliefs within the limits of respect for public order."
This principle is also applicable to crucifixes in classrooms, something which also ignited a debate in Spain, according to Bishop Martinez Camino.
The case began last February, when the student of Moroccan origin, decided to start wearing the veil, explaining that she did by choice. The school banned her and walked away from school for two weeks.
Now the student has three options: either take the veil to go to school or still in the living rooms of the school - where it has been - or change of school, one option is a nearby school which does not prohibit the veil.
It is not the first time that there are cases like this, being one of the best known of the young girl who in 2007 was barred from wearing the niqab (full veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes open) in a school in Girona. A decision by the Government eventually forcing the school to retreat.
I had heard something about a school in Spain that banning a student enters school with the veil with the pretext that religious symbols were not allowed inside the school but nevertheless had to leave the student to enter because she argued on television that all school classrooms had walls crusifix!
A Conferência Episcopal espanhola defendeu hoje que o uso do véu islâmico deve ser uma opção individual, afirmando que todas as pessoas têm o direito de manifestar as suas crenças dentro dos limites da ordem pública.
Os indivíduos "têm o direito de manifestar a sua religião e sua crença", desde que não perturbem a ordem pública, afirmou o porta-voz da Conferência Episcopal espanhola, Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, em conferência de imprensa.
A tomada de posição dos bispos espanhóis ocorre dias depois de uma escola nos arredores de Madrid ter proibido uma aluna de usar o véu islâmico.
O caso está a suscitar polémica e debate em Espanha e várias alunas já se solidarizaram com a colega e apresentaram-se na escola com véus.
O porta-voz da Conferência Episcopal invocou o artigo 16.1 da Constituição espanhola que estabelece que as "pessoas e instituições têm o direito de manifestar a sua crença, dentro dos limites de respeito da ordem pública".
Este princípio também é aplicável aos crucifixos nas salas de aula, assunto que também gerou debate em Espanha, de acordo com o bispo Martinez Camino.
O caso começou em Fevereiro passado, quando a aluna, de origem marroquina, decidiu começar a usar o véu, explicando que o fez por decisão própria. A escola proibiu-a e afastou-a das aulas durante duas semanas.
Agora, a aluna tem três opções: ou tira o véu para ir às aulas, ou continua nas salas de visita da instituição escolar - onde tem estado -, ou muda de colégio, sendo uma opção uma escola próxima que não proíbe o véu.
Não é a primeira vez que há casos como este, sendo um dos mais conhecidos o da jovem que em 2007 foi proibida de usar o niqab (véu integral que deixa apenas uma fenda aberta para os olhos) numa escola em Girona. Uma decisão do Governo acabou por obrigar a escola a recuar.
Tinha ouvido algo sobre uma escola em espanha que proibio uma aluna de entrar na escola com o véu com o pretesto de que não se permitia simbolos religiosos dentro da escola mas no entanto tiveram que deixar a aluna entrar por que ela argumentou na televisão que todas as salas de aula da escola tinham crusifixos nas paredes!!
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